Friday Wellness Tip: Bring Home Yellow Tulip Bouquets

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Dear Wellness Seekers,

Friday Wellness Tip: Bring Home Yellow Tulip Bouquets. Last Saturday the weather was cold, wet and grey here in Tampa – unseasonably so. I have never felt chilled to the bone here but this winter the frigid cold fronts from Canada pushed deep into Florida. When it is cold here, I know it is sub zero wind chills where my friends and family live. I feel for them.

So I set out to change my state of mind by bringing home some fresh flowers – specifically yellow tulips.

Why yellow tulips? If I can find them in the local Fresh Market, spring is just around the corner. Indeed, I set out to find then and was rewarded handsomely. They are priced affordably so this little treat was a wonderful gesture of Self Care. Immediately upon arriving home I gave them a home them in the appropriate clear glass vases. A Beautiful. Pure. Simple Ritual. They are just the perfect pick me up when winter seeps into your soul and will not let go. My heart smiles just seeing then about my home. If the weather prohibits order them online –  Proflowers.com is my go to site.

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Did you know, there was a time that yellow tulips or tulips in general became more valuable than a human life. This happened in the 1500’s when the so-called Tulipomania happened in Turkey. It is said that when you buy bulbs or sell the tulip bulbs outside of their capital, you will be punished through exile.

The Victorian Interpretation of Yellow Tulips is happier- there’s sunshine in your smile. 
It is believed yellow tulips will bring warmth and luck for the family.
 Generally the color yellow in flowers signifies friendship but with yellow tulips, it means  happiness on the horizon.

I discovered according to legend, it is believed that happiness can be found in the buds of a yellow tulip. Since almost everybody wants to achieve happiness, many wanted to get that happiness but the yellow tulip bud won’t open. Several people and several methods were done to make the yellow buds open but to no avail. Until one day, a little boy with a radiant and bright smile approached the yellow tulip bud that magically opened and brought happiness to the people. The little boy’s smile depicted sunshine in his smile so the yellow tulip responded to him.
 Since the yellow tulip is associated with sunshine, it’s often used as a thanksgiving for the return of warmth as well as abundance after a long winter season.

To learn more about the origin and meaning of tulips go to proflowers.com. It is fun to play with the various colors by mood.

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Friday Wellness Tip: Bring Home Yellow Tulip Bouquets. Hope you fill your house with the sunshine and happiness of yellow tulips this weekend. Tell me how they make you feel, if you like. Enjoy!

To Your Self Care Journey To Joy,

Ginny