Have you heard the story of "The Daffodil Principle?" It is a story of Gene Bauer, a woman who lived in the lake Arrowhead, California region. In 1958 she started planting daffodils around her house and down the hill in front of her house. She planted five acres of daffodils over a span of 30-some odd years and created the most beautiful scenes using different hues and colors of daffodils so that in looking at the hill you saw majestic rivers flowing down the hill from her house.
If you were to walk up to her porch you would see a poster that read: "Answers to the questions I know you are asking."
Answer 1: "50,000 bulbs"
Answer 2: "One at a time, by one woman. Two hands, two feet and very little brains."
Answer 3: "Began in 1958."
And there you have it. The Daffodil Principle. Learning to move toward a goal one step at a time. Learning to love the doing and using the accumulation of time combined with small increments of daily effort. Someone said it best when they said, "Today's determination is tomorrow's success." Start working toward your goal by using the Daffodil Principle today. Start today. Plant deep... and in years to come you will surely be celebrating the beauty of your own success.
The Willow fire of 1999 destroyed Gene Bauer's home and daffodil garden. However the bulbs beneath the ground were left unscathed by the fire. Every year, the bulbs come into bloom and grace the hill in majestic beauty where Gene Bauer once lived.
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