Since I have last written life has continued along. C is now 6 months old, our summer garden is plump with tomatoes, the start of school is upon us and the days are becoming shorter as this earth of ours turns every so slightly away from the sun. Life continues to evolve and change all the while somehow maintaing a bit of familiar rhythm.
As for now I am just trying to stay here in this moment. As summer wanes my mind easily drifts off to autumn planning (garden, knitting and otherwise).
:: Yet what is true for me today is that I can reach into our cherry tomato plant and tickle the plant and it releases many, many fruits of abundance. It also covers my hand with sticky pollen.
:: Today I am (again) marveling at all of the orange tomatoes in our garden. While we planted a few different heirloom varieties of differing colors...they are somehow all orange. How is that?
:: I am blessing the garden spider that has taken up residence smartly between two tomato plants, protecting our harvest.
:: Even though I did not get my morning sitting meditation this morning, I am glad that I can bring mindfulness into my actions. Knowing that at some point in the day, I will have an opportunity to sit for a minute or two.
:: I am allowing T the time and space she needs to recover and return to wellness after a feverish night.
:: I am gently bringing myself back to this moment when my mind goes into the future. I am reminding myself of the wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh, that in this moment I have an appointment with life."Breathing in and out is to get back to the present moment, where you have an appointment with life."
What is true for you today?
