Category Archives: growth
August Third of 2021; If I Could Ask For a Gift..
Seeds. But not flower or vegetable, but ones that perform in a similar fashion. They bring beauty, and they feed. I’m sitting here this morning, listening to the falling rain and looking at the several packets of seeds on the … Continue reading
August Second; If I Could Request the Gift of..
I want to understand. I do. It seems that we are living in a time of great and easy availability of information, but there is still so little understanding. I won’t claim to understand everything going on around the world, … Continue reading
August First; Essential verses the Nonessential Gifts
And let the month begin. I remember as a youth, always anticipating the arrival of August, my birthday was almost here. Another year celebrated, another year closer to being grown. There were no big elaborate parties, no celebrations in fancy … Continue reading
Facing the Unknown
What do you do, when you don’t know what to do? How do you face, the unknown? Currently there is a storm approaching. The weather prognosticators on television have warned that it is bad, there have been a lot … Continue reading
July Twenty-fifth; Change is Not Easy, But oh the Rewards
Change is in the air? Process? Attitude? Last night at the Relay for Life event, I saw friends that I have not seen in quite a while. It felt so good seeing and talking with them. We were given the … Continue reading
July Twenty-fourth; The Two Sides of Acceptance
Is acceptance, a form of defeat? Or is it a catalyst toward change? Say we find ourselves in a situation that is not good. We have two options. We can accept and linger, or we can seek ways to escape … Continue reading
Day 191; Footnotes of, This is a Test
Well okay then. Today’s test brought to you courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service. I watched from the doorway to see if the mail carrier stopped at our mailbox. When they did, I headed up the drive to see what … Continue reading
July Tenth; Lust
I was second guessing my word choice this morning. The word lust is chained to immediate thoughts- by some- of sexual desire. But no, I’m not going any further in that direction other that to acknowledge that definition. I want … Continue reading
July Sixth; The Goal of my Work
We will work our entire life, from the moment we are born, until the moment we take our last breath. I’m supposed to be working. I have tomatoes in there that I need to put up in some way. Until … Continue reading
July Fifth; Considering Art and Artists
I loved art class in high school. Not because it was an easy class, because with the instructor we had, it definitely wasn’t one of those throw away, fill the time until a have to take class. This person was … Continue reading
