For the first 50 years of my life, my perfectionist self mistakenly believed it was all about knowing more, getting it right, planning, attempting to prevent bad things from happening, and keeping all of my chicks in a row. It took me this long to discover that the JOURNEY is all that matters. This quote from Gilda Radner sums it all up:

"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. "

Friday, June 3, 2011

Speak to the Earth and it Shall Teach Thee!

To create a garden 
is to search for a better world.
In our effort to improve on nature,
we are guided
by a vision of paradise. 
Whether the result is a 
horticultural masterpiece
or 
only a modest vegetable patch,
it is based on the expectation 
of a glorious future.  
This hope for the future
is at the heart of all gardening.
-   Marina Schinz


I love gardening. 
It makes me happy.



Gardening teaches us so much about life.

 


It teaches us that beauty comes in all colors, shapes, and sizes.








It teaches us about new beginnings and the renewal of life.






It teaches us that we can all live together in harmony.


 

It teaches us that we all have different needs in order to flourish.




It teaches us to take care of one another.


  




And it teaches us to keep our chins up and our eyes bright ...



... and keep growing!


Why stay on the earth except to grow.  
                                     ~Robert Browning
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