I found myself searching for something to be passionate about.
Have you ever thought about what your purpose is in life? I have, and I have always found myself searching for something to be passionate about; that one thing that surely was going to make me want to ‘’jump out of bed” in the morning.
I’ve tried several different professions but never truly felt happy with that career choice or felt that feeling of fulfilment that I was living my purpose.
There’s a quote from Richard Branson where he says:
“If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose”.
Well, if I’m honest, I have always loved being in the garden and the outdoors but never thought I’d be able to find something that would allow me to incorporate that into a career. Until, one day, I found an online course called “Floret online flower farming course.” I was hesitant to start but jumped in with two feet, and guess what, I absolutely ADORED it! Here, I had found something that would allow me to live the lifestyle of being outdoors doing something that I loved!
I got my first allotment and grew one season of flowers, giving them to family and friends as gifts.
I had found something that would allow me to live the lifestyle of being outdoors doing something that I loved
Could this be the start of something new? Could I have found my purpose in life? Was it to be a flower farmer? If it was, I was going to need more land to grow more flowers, and the allotment just wasn’t big enough.
I spoke to a few friends about what I was thinking about, and one of my friends put a post on the Hale Village Facebook group asking if anyone knew of any land going spare that I could use. It was a success! The owner of Pond House in Hale Village contacted me and said he had a glass house and some land that I could use to grow my flowers.
I made an appointment to speak to him and to see the land. It was the beginning of Lakes & Rivers! From that day forward I could see my dream of becoming a flower farmer starting to become a reality. Once I had secured the land, the planning began!
There was much work involved to get the ground ready for the start of the season, but when you have the passion that I have, it doesn’t seem like work!
