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Summary

Fatima Imam credits her houseplants with rejuvenating her music career, serving as a source of inspiration and companionship.

Abstract

Fatima Imam reflects on the transformative power of houseplants, which have not only beautified her living space but also reignited her passion for music. With over a thousand live concerts, she attributes her continued musical journey to the presence of her plants, which have created a serene environment conducive to creativity. Despite the challenges of maintaining plants, including past losses due to a pet cat named Luke, Imam has found solace and motivation in her greenery. Her plants, Ballerina and Bautista, have become her audience and muses, encouraging her to sing daily and sustain her career. Imam's narrative is a testament to the emotional and aesthetic impact of plants on personal well-being and artistic expression.

Opinions

  • The author believes that houses are elevated from basic structures to homes through the addition of houseplants.
  • Houseplants are seen as living entities capable of enhancing the mood and aesthetics of a space, transforming it into a haven of beauty and serenity.
  • The author expresses a deep personal connection with her plants, which has grown over time and through various life changes, including the maturing of her pet cat.
  • Imam suggests that the presence of plants can have a profound influence on one's creativity and career, as evidenced by the resurgence of her singing career.
  • The author conveys a sense of loss and trauma over the past destruction of

CREATIVITY | LIFE | INSPIRATION

Green Beings Boosted My Music Career

One thousand live concerts to date

My houseplants: picture taken by the author today after the packed concert performance 😂😂

Houses are all brick and mortar designed to put roofs over our heads, all of which serve the same purpose. Habitats for humanity-their materials can be upgraded from wood to marble, but they serve the same purpose-it doesn’t matter whether it’s a mansion or a modest one-bedroom apartment.

Human beings have been building houses to keep themselves safe since the advent and adaption of agriculture. Human progress increased the scale of houses from one storey to palaces, and even today, the value of the real estate is intact; in fact, it has increased exponentially.

A huge part of our wealth is devoted to renovating, upgrading, and decorating houses as it’s the biggest symbol of status in the hierarchical society-the; the bigger the house-the elevated our statuses become.

Human contribution in making their houses spectacular is enormous as it enables us to leave an everlasting legacy for the next generation to enjoy. Historians have been able to analyze entire periods of civilization on the basis of housing patterns and materials used in the absence of written records.

However, homes remained understudied-the key element that converts houses into homes is the houseplants. Houses are basic four-walled structures, but the small green wonders singularly transform them into havens of beauty and serenity.

My outdoor plants in 2012: photo taken by the author

Houseplants come in myriad shapes and sizes; it doesn’t matter, as they are full of personality and charisma. House them anywhere where they can breathe, and they will overpower their surrounding in the most miraculous ways.

Houseplants make a shabby place sleek and stylish, or the boring interiors bold and beautiful. Hungry for love, they blossom with a few minutes of tender loving care as they succinctly understand the mood and emotions.

My veranda in 2012: photo taken by the author

Honorable members and readers will share their stories in the coming weeks, and I’m so excited to read them. Honestly, I don’t have the right pictures to solidify what I feel about the plants, as I’ve lost so many of them in my different moves.

Here are some of them, but they all are still missed so much and being obsessed with them will not be wrong (before Luke entered my life).

Backyard plants: photo taken by the author

His presence and consistent attacks led to many wrong and premature deaths, traumatized annihilations, and vicious injuries on their delicate bodies. The hostile environment in the house made me rethink my love for houseplants for years, as I couldn’t see their torture anymore.

My handsome young kitty is now a little mature, which has allowed me to grow some indoor plants over the last three years. Heart-to-heart with them keeps me happy and, most importantly, my singing career going.

How’s that possible? How can houseplants inspire me to sing? Ha-ha. 🤣🤣 I’m submitting evidence here-you can see two of my darlings-Ballerina and Bautista, encourage me to sing to them daily.

Ballerina likes the acoustics of the wireless speaker: photo taken by the author

Ballerina listens to my song on the wireless speaker, and Bautista prefers to listen to me live.

Bautista listens to me live: photo taken by the author

High-strung and overly temperamental, my interest in music would have died many decades ago but singing to my lovelies gives me new motivation. Hoping and secretly wish that you will understand how much these tiny beings mean to me and how they enhance my living experience.

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There are no words to thank Dr. Preeti Singh ❤️❤️ for giving us amazing prompts but this one made me share an unknown talent of mine that is seeing the light of day because of my houseplants. My way of entertaining my readers with my unglamorous and quirky hobbies:

Sincere thanks to the Reciprocal editors: Sahil Patel Dr. Preeti Singh and Yana Bostongirl for their constant support and encouragement. ❤️❤️

Today, I read these lovely articles on nature:

Mia Verita’s post on the lovely facts about the roses also contains a marvellous poem:

Josephine Crispin’s post about helping the squirrels hoard even more for the incoming winter season is so sweet:

Forever grateful to everyone for your precious time and generous support. Stay blessed, and motivated, and live your life to the fullest. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏

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