The Daffodil Principle My daughter wanted me to see the daffodil garden. We turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a hand lettered sign with an arrow.

The Daffodil PrincipleThe Daffodil Principle

My daughter wanted me to see the daffodil My daughter wanted me to see the daffodil garden. We turned onto a small gravel garden. We turned onto a small gravel

road and I saw a hand lettered sign with road and I saw a hand lettered sign with an arrow that read, an arrow that read,

" " Daffodil GardenDaffodil Garden ." ."

We got out of the car, then as we turned a We got out of the car, then as we turned a corner, I looked up and gasped. Before corner, I looked up and gasped. Before

me lay the most glorious sight. me lay the most glorious sight.

"Who did this?" I asked,"Who did this?" I asked,

   "Just one woman"Just one woman,"," was the reply. was the reply.

"She lives on the property. That's "She lives on the property. That's her home." her home."

My daughter pointed to a well-kept My daughter pointed to a well-kept small house, modestly sitting in the small house, modestly sitting in the

midst of all that glory.midst of all that glory.

We walked up to the house. We walked up to the house.

On the patio, we saw a poster. On the patio, we saw a poster. "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are

Asking", was the headline.Asking", was the headline.

The first answer was a simple one. The first answer was a simple one. "50,000 bulbs," . "50,000 bulbs," .

The second answer was,The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman. Two hands, "One at a time, by one woman. Two hands,

two feet, and one brain.“two feet, and one brain.“

The third answer was, The third answer was, "Began in 1958.“"Began in 1958.“    

For me, that moment was a life-changing For me, that moment was a life-changing experience.experience.

I thought of this woman whom I had never met,I thought of this woman whom I had never met,

who, almost fifty years before, had begun, one who, almost fifty years before, had begun, one bulb at a time,bulb at a time,

to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountaintop. obscure mountaintop.

Planting one bulb at a time, year after Planting one bulb at a time, year after year, year,

this unknown woman had forever this unknown woman had forever

changed the world in which she livedchanged the world in which she lived..

One day at a time, she had One day at a time, she had created something of created something of

extraordinary magnificence, extraordinary magnificence, beauty, and inspiration. beauty, and inspiration.

The principle her daffodil garden The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest taught is one of the greatest

principles of celebrationprinciples of celebration. .

Taking small steps at a time: Taking small steps at a time:

Learning to move toward our goals and Learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time desires one step at a time

When we multiply tiny pieces of time When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort, with small increments of daily effort,

we can accomplish magnificent things. we can accomplish magnificent things.

We can change the world We can change the world

Based on the Based on the Millennium Development GoalsMillennium Development Goals

WAGGGS WAGGGS

GLOBAL ACTION THEMEGLOBAL ACTION THEME

MILLENNIUM MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT

GOALSGOALS

TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THE

WORLD