My Brother's Flower was not born from a happy story...

We almost lost our own brother. He tried to end his life but was found before he fully could cross over. Fragments of him were still here, and those pieces were now constantly enduring different degrees of suffering. For him, the world had been too heavy to handle, and now the weight of life was nearly immovable and dispersed amongst family and friends. As every prescribed recourse seemed worse than the last, the long route towards a solution ultimately resulted in having to surrender. It was grief that began the creation of a new outlook: a new option outside of the generally accepted realm of medicine, healing, and coping.

 

But where the tragedy began, continuous growth and ongoing healing grew in its place.

We had to walk outside of the doors that kept us in. We sifted our hands through soil, and then nature gently took the lead… The earth separated and yielded the most beautiful offering for our sadness and desire to restore the pieces that were still here with us. We were able to present our brother with a remedy created from nature’s bouquet, and we all began to mend.

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We did not cure him, of course, but his quality of life had improved. The branches of this tree began to outstretch, as we realized that the healing properties of this plant adjusted and enlightened the lives of many of our loved ones. No matter what degree of improvement anyone around us needed, this plant seemed to enhance, restore, and/or soften the different facets of daily life.

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So, here we are: Forgiving and Forgetting the negative stigma that was placed upon the plant; Giving to those that have stories that need to be told; and getting the blessings that nature naturally provides.