07/28/2026
I walked through a field of flowers while listening to the thing that once terrified me.👩🏻🦯🎶 Growth isn’t reaching a place where nothing triggers you.
It’s noticing your nervous system sounding the alarm… and gently reminding it that not every alarm means you’re in danger.
The bees still buzzed.
My heart still raced.
But this time, I didn’t abandon myself.
I stayed.
I breathed.
I trusted.
I found joy anyway.
Maybe that’s what healing really is🧘🏻♀️not becoming fearless, but becoming present enough to let fear stop sitting in the driver’s seat.
🌻 One of my biggest phobias is bees.
That fear didn’t come out of nowhere. As I started losing my vision, the unpredictability of not always knowing where a bee was became terrifying. There were times I was stung because I couldn’t see them, and over time my nervous system began to associate the sound of buzzing with danger.
So walking into a sunflower field wasn’t just walking among flowers🫂it was walking straight into a fear I’d carried for years.
Every buzz made my body want to leave. But instead of running, I slowed my breathing, stayed grounded, and reminded myself that fear didn’t have to make the decision for me. My husband stayed patiently with me, letting me move at my own pace, and that made all the difference.
By the end, my hands were in the air🌤️not because I wasn’t afraid anymore, but because I proved to myself that I could experience joy without letting fear take over.
Healing hasn’t meant erasing my fear. It’s meant teaching my nervous system that not every buzz is a threat, and that I can still choose wonder, even when I’m uncomfortable.
Sometimes growth looks exactly like this: one brave step through a field of sunflowers. 🌻
VD: Blind Mom overwhelmed by the sounds of bees around her as she walks through a sunflower feild at Fifers Orchard in Camden, Delaware.