1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: tip is to try to savor the flowers as they bloom. 4 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:24,159 Speaker 1: Spring blossoms are fleeting, but we have the power to 5 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: make any stretch of time feel bigger and more memorable 6 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: by being smart about what we do with it. So 7 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: this episode is first airing in March, as we are 8 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: coming out of a long winter. There has been a 9 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 1: lot of snow and a lot of very cold temperatures. 10 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: Even if winter is long, though it can't last forever. 11 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: In late February, I began seeing some daffodil shoots poking 12 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: up from the ground, even in the middle of the snow. 13 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:58,639 Speaker 1: Of course, if winter seems to last too long, much 14 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: of spring seems too short. Each individual species of plant 15 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: tends to blossom for just a few weeks. They go 16 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: in waves, with the daffodils and crocuses and hellebores heading 17 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: to the forscythia and the plum trees, magnolias and the 18 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: yoshino cherries. The tulips then come up, and the quands 19 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: and cherry trees, the dogwoods and azaleas come after that, 20 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: along with the crab apples rounding into the roses of 21 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: June and the lilies of July, at least in my 22 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 1: part of the world. Blink and you might miss something. 23 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: I know I've been hoping some weeks when I have 24 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: traveled over spring break that the quans and cherry trees 25 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:43,559 Speaker 1: aren't completely done when I get back. Time marches along 26 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: at the same pace no matter what we do, but 27 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: we have the power to make it feel like time 28 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: is stretching. We can savor time instead of just letting 29 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: it slip away by interacting with time a little differently. 30 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: One way to do this is to be more observant. 31 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: Challenge yourself to document the flowers as they come up 32 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: first April, May, June, July. Take pictures with your phone. 33 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: Maybe at the end of the season, you can make 34 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: an album featuring the flora of your town. Learn the flowers' 35 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 1: names through an app like picture. This record the dates 36 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: they blossom and how long they lasted, so you can 37 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: mark those on a calendar to watch for them next year. 38 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: You can also make memorable experiences with the flowers. Time 39 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: seems to slow down when we do things that are 40 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: novel or intense. So become a floral tourist, something you 41 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: can only do at this particular time of year. I 42 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: like visiting botanical gardens around my home, including Longwood and Chanticleer. 43 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: I also like visiting places like the Title Basin in Washington, 44 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: d C. To see the cherry blossoms, or Holland Ridge 45 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: Farms in New Jersey to see all the tulips in April. 46 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: If there is a garden near your office, make a 47 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: point of getting out on breaks to stop and smell 48 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: the flowers. Really. Then notice the smell. Then maybe even 49 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: write in a journal about having done so, or tell 50 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:18,239 Speaker 1: somebody about it. This will make these breaks seem more 51 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: noticeable as you recount the pleasure and thus experience it 52 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: a second time. You can bring flowers inside if you've 53 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: got some growing in your yard, pick a few to 54 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: put on your desk or on the kitchen counter. Make 55 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: a point of looking at them during a zoom call. 56 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: Fair daffodils make anything feel more cheerful. By noticing and 57 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: savoring the flowers, we become more aware of the time 58 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: that they are there. We don't slip from March to 59 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: June without noticing. Sure, it can be a very busy 60 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: time of year, but when you make a point of 61 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: observing the season, the season can seem to stretch. Slowing 62 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: down time isn't a bad thing in the meantime. This 63 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the 64 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. 65 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach 66 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast 67 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: is a production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, 68 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: please visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you 69 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: listen to your favorite shows.