🌿 Becoming Seen: What I Bring to the Table as a Small Business Owner

by Wildflower Expressions by Kels

There’s something both terrifying and freeing about realizing that you’ve lived most of your life in the background. For years, I was the quiet one — the girl who journaled in her phone between diaper changes, who collected thoughts like petals but never showed the bouquet. I didn’t crave attention or validation. I just wanted to understand myself, one line at a time.

I didn’t come from wealth or influence. I wasn’t raised to chase status or build an empire. In society’s eyes, I was a nobody. Just another face in the crowd, another dream tucked behind “real life.” And for a long time, I accepted that. Until one day, I realized that being a nobody didn’t mean I had nothing to offer. It meant I had everything to create.

That’s how Wildflower Expressions was born — out of love, out of reflection, and out of the deep knowing that something beautiful was meant to grow from the pieces I’d been collecting for years. Every post, every product, every photo — all of it started from scratch. No fancy equipment, no huge following, no roadmap. Just heart.

And when you create from the heart, something magical happens: the universe starts to move with you. It’s as if it whispers, “Finally, you’re listening.” Doors begin to open, ideas flow more freely, and you start to see proof that what you’re doing — even the smallest step — is part of something bigger.

These days, success is often measured by who knows your name, how big your audience is, or how many eyes are on your work. But being an outsider — someone who doesn’t fit the mold — means it’s harder to get noticed. It’s harder to be seen in a world that moves fast and favors the loud. But that’s exactly why I’m doing this. Because I believe there’s beauty in slow growth. There’s strength in quiet authenticity. And there’s room for the ones who are willing to create from truth, not trend.

I do what I do out of love. Love for creating, love for connecting, love for turning ordinary moments into something meaningful. I’m not the loudest voice in the room, and I’m perfectly okay with that. The world has enough noise. What it needs more of are heart-led voices — the kind that bloom quietly but beautifully.

Being a small business owner has taught me that success isn’t about winning; it’s about who feels your work. It’s not about climbing the social ladder; it’s about grounding yourself in purpose. I may not be one of the “big dogs,” but I’ve learned to stop apologizing for that. There’s a certain peace in being an outsider — in growing wild where others never thought to plant.

Now, I don’t chase status. I don’t measure worth by numbers or sales. I trust that when I show up with love, the universe will handle the rest. And it always does.

So if you’ve ever felt small, unseen, or like your voice doesn’t carry as far as it should — remember this: you don’t have to be somebody to create something that matters. Start where you are, use what you have, and trust that every ounce of heart you pour into your dream will bloom in its own time. 🌸