Inspirations from the Garden

Well, Here it is...Summer has already begun and I just finished

my list of New Year's resolutions....writing it...not doing it! So, I

think the last resolution should be, not to feel guilty or oppressed

or diminished by the things I have not yet done. Those

thoughts only lead to a kind of paralysis for me. Then, of course,

the guilt and all gets even worse.

So, a little surprise in the front yard gave me a gentle, uplifting

reminder this morning. It's the Easter Lily that I assumed was dead

because it hadn't bloomed this Spring.

All of a sudden while we were away on vacation, it burst

forth in all of its beauty and grace. Upon discovering this,

I was filled with joy to see that it was alive, not scolding it

for being late. The lesson here is...Better Late Than Never.

While it is a virtue to get things done on time, it does not

benefit us to berate ourselves if that doesn't happen.

Sometimes the right time is not necessarily the time we

have set up for ourselves.

So, we must let ourselves bloom when the conditions are

just right, and not kill ourselves in the meantime.

Each new day..each new moment... is a new opportunity to start fresh.