Finding Joy in a Complex and Challenging World

I’ve been experimenting with my social media recently, trying to get the word out about how singing is the bees knees. I made a reel about how my flower garden inspires me and it had such resonance with my followers that I wanted to write and share the story with you too.

I planted my flower garden about two years ago, as a symbol of hope.

It felt wildly self-indulgent at the time. How could I justify spending time and money on new plants when the world outside felt so chaotic and challenging? Weren't there more urgent things demanding my attention?

I pressed on, despite my niggling doubts and my sense of shame at being so extravagant. I had a deeper feeling that what I was doing had purpose, even if I didn’t fully understand it at the time. 

Now the flowers are blooming, and they are GLORIOUS!

I am sometimes overwhelmed by the intense richness that comes from a deep relationship with these little flowers. Their simple and delicious beauty nourishes me every single day. Spending time amongst the flowerbeds, so alive with bees and butterflies, soothes my nervous system and gives me courage. The connection I feel from gazing at these exquisite creations gives me strength and hope. It fuels my inner resolve to carry on even when there is darkness in the world. I feel encouraged to find ways to spread the joy gifted me by these flowers - to bring joy to other women, to help them empower their voices in song and in life.

Now I realise that the moments when nurturing beauty feels most frivolous can be exactly when we need it most. When everything feels uncertain, planting something beautiful is an act of quiet rebellion. It's choosing hope over helplessness. It's saying: I will tend to what brings life, even when life feels fragile.

These roses didn't bloom despite the chaos—they bloomed because I decided that creating beauty was not selfish, but essential. Because we cannot pour from an empty cup. Because sometimes the most radical thing we can do is plant seeds for a future we can't yet see.