The small, fragrant white blossom is the national flower of the Philippines. The sampaguita (jasminum sambac) is a hardy shrub with a multitude of blossoms at any given time. As a young plant, the sampaguita is fragile and the blossoms oftentimes appear singly.
A single, tiny flower the size of a big coin looks lonely. I couldn’t help but feel how we too, sometimes look lonely when we are alone. When our size, color or lonesome state calls attention, we feel vulnerable and fragile.
This tiny flower is so fragrant, that even if there is only one blossom, there’s a hint of its fragrance when the wind blows. We can be like that too, no matter how different we are from the rest, no matter how small we feel – or how alone we seem to be. When we are true to ourselves and allow ourselves to be, we will simply blossom.
Melismatic pauses along the spiritual path 