A Lotus Grows in the Mud she calls her "Gifts". This spiritual quote, which led to the title of the book, Hawn received from the Venerable Thupten Ngodrup. He is the Nechung Oracle of the Nechung Dorje Drayang Ling Monastery in Dharamsala, India. "The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud --- the obstacles of life and its suffering. ... The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life. ... Whether we
Andy Flower Andy Flower Andrew Flower OBE (born 28 April 1968) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer and a former captain for Zimbabwe national cricket team. He was Zimbabwe's wicket-keeper for more than 10 years and statistically by far the finest batsman the country has fielded. He was a former England cricket coach as well. The Mirror reported that Flower became a British citizen </small> Flower was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and starting from his high school days at Oriel Boys' High School and Vainona High School played most of his career alongside his younger brother Grant Flower. He is considered