This post is part of Stream of Consciousness Saturday. The prompt is link for 7/18/20 #SoCS

We are links in a chain, connecting one to the other. But it’s not a chain of steel that holds us prisoner; it is more like a daisy chain that enriches each of our lives with its simple beauty. I never know who will be added to my daisy chain of friendship.

Traditionally, daisies are associated with love, purity and innocence. I’ve also read that tithe is associated with new beginnings and transformation, which resonates with me. The daisy is such a happy flower, you can’t help but smile when you see a field of daisies, with their white petals and yellow sunshine button disc at the center. I remember on at least one occasion pulling petals from a daisy while chanting the words, “He loves me, he loves me not.” Granted, that was a very long time ago!

My mother is from Norway, and I love learning about and incorporating the stories of the old vikings into my modern life. In Norse mythology, the daisy was Freya’s flower. Freya was the goddess of love and childbirth, but she was also a warrior goddess. Of warriors slain in combat, half went to Odin’s Valhalla, but Freya chose half to come with her to her own halls, and all women who died a heroic death also spent their afterlife with Freya. So the daisy is a warrior’s flower, given as a charm to wear into battle to convey the protection Freya and her valkyries. How cool is that?

The daisy is so small and yet so mighty, filled with rich symbolism from many different cultures. I try to stay open to who is around me each day, because I never know when a new person will enter my life, and become a link in my daisy chain of love and protection. It is a relatively new perspective for me, and letting in these little sunshine rays of mystical thinking brings me joy.