There is so much to hold in this life— that reminders of the many iterations of life are deeply grounding.

Lilies are in an order named after the Greek Nymphs marked by botanists to be among the earliest type of flowering plants. They flourish in murky muddy marsh and bring aroma, color and medicine.

Everywhere, the environment continues to give us glimmers of hope in the dark. Evolution has formed many strategies for survival; Regeneration, resiliency, interdependency.

The lily’s biological ancient standing gives me a light glimmer. Not to mention the many stories by humans of the Nymphaeales order throughout our many iterations..