This morning I got up early and headed out to go door to door for a
political campaign. It was my first time
doing this and I was tired when I returned home several hours later. My week has been filled with evening meetings,
errands, phone calls, and time on the computer for a hunger walk, two different
interfaith groups, and my church team.
My head is swimming with details not yet organized.
This afternoon I needed to spend some time harvesting vegetables from
my garden before watering it. I wandered
in and out of the house, thoroughly enjoying the warm, sunny day. A squawking great blue heron flew over our
stream accompanied by two ducks. I
disturbed a covey of quail on my patio and deck multiple times; they vocalized
their distress at my presence and scooted off, their top-notches bobbing. I pulled a few weeds in the
strawberries. And I found myself
smiling.
I am sitting on my deck right now, in between moving the water on my
garden. A squirrel scrambles through the
large maple tree above me. I hear quail
and ducks near the stream. The sky is a
beautiful, calm blue. The air is
still. I catch my breath and I find that
I am at peace. Whenever I get
overwhelmed with my busyness, I just need to go out to the garden and reconnect
with the natural world. It grounds me.
9/21/2014
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