What I was learning was never what I expected. When I started this journey, I had a picture of the right way to be and the right things to do. Living with the Amish changed all that. And I am not wise. Not knowing, and learning to be comfortable with not knowing, is a great discovery.
Miracles come after a lot of hard work. . . .
I used to think depending on others was a weakness. Depending on others became a strength. A Woman's Journey to the Amish pp. Roughly speaking, this means that the symbols and objects of the model are sufficiently rich to allow us to express the questions we want to ask about the slice of reality the model represents, and, furthermore, that the model provides answers to these questions. Until you do that, you have no relationship with the flower.