Veteran Wildflower Montage - for Women Veterans Engage 2026 - for Women Veterans

Do you remember what your flower is?

Oh, I do. The hollyhock.

I remember that I was predominantly a daisy.

A hollyhock. I'm a daisy. It's a goldenrod. That I remember.

My wildflower profile for the woman assessment that I did is a sunflower. I was excited when I saw that.

Felt like it sounded pretty on par because it was a— you're kind of like adaptable, you can thrive in a lot of different situations.

Your primary flower is the hollyhock, and I get a lot of that out of you. Your secondary bloom is the lily, which is almost the exact opposite. The lily, it does like a burst and then it disappears for a recharge, and that's the lily pattern. Do you see that in yourself?

Yes, because I get very excited and sometimes I forget to balance my energy. I go in full force and then I'm like, oh gosh, I feel tired. Why do I feel tired? I should be able to keep going. And I was like, oh honey, let's take care of yourself too. So yes, I, I definitely see that.

And it even says in the— I'm looking at the comprehensive guide here. It says when Lily goes dark during recovery, it can feel like abandonment, even self-abandonment. Do you feel that? Do you feel like, oh Kim, where's your spark? Like, are you kind of harsh on yourself with your internal words like that?

Oh gosh, you're gonna make me cry now. Yeah, absolutely. I really do. I mean, um, wow, you said that perfectly.

The Daisy is somebody who's flexible and can into all of the places and kind of holds things together like the glue for everything. I feel like I definitely need to own that flower because that encompasses me 100%.

One, I think sunflower is absolutely beautiful. Just the flower in itself aspect of it, how they lean towards the sun. It says steady by design. I would definitely say that is me.

I really liked the wildflower analogy because I'm a gardener and, and I appreciate flowers so much. So well done. They're pretty, so that there's like the beauty that pulls you in. I really enjoy gardening and being able to create a space using nature that makes me feel good. Um, when I can garden, I feel very connected to the earth. There's definitely like some therapeutic elements to it when you're just out there touching and smelling the dirt. There's also like a great sense of accomplishment when you can plant a garden and nurture it and then see it, you know, bloom and come to life and be what you were trying to make it.

It's a tool to understand how to interact with people a little bit better. There is definitely strength in working with someone that has different strengths than you do. Your assessment actually captured something a little bit different with me too, but is very accurate. I thought when I read through it, I felt like it captured how I do things behind the scenes too. And I'm an includer, and I had to learn that too, that I— because that's my natural tendency, but you cannot always include people. So, and being comfortable or understanding that, um, just pulling all of it together helps you to know yourself better and, and help develop yourself too.

Sometimes we forget to stop and remind ourselves how special our gifts are. And through your Wildflower assessment, it really reminded me how beautiful I really am and what I'm able to provide for the world. So thank you again for doing this because other assessments I have done has been great in allowing me to identify myself, but this one was more of just this feminine flow. And it just made me smile when you see the flower and the colors, and I was like, "Yes, that's me! That is so me, and thank you for reminding me of who I am."