Finally the good weather is starting to show up. Our group is feeling the pull in many directions. There are end of season recitals, start of season soccer games, family visits that didn’t happen in winter weather, the call of the open road…
Last Sunday a few of us went to a local nursery. Oh the pansies! Forty varieties of day lilly! Lavender and sage and racks and racks of seeds! It was wonderful. We sat by the fountain and listened to the spring sounds. We thought about the sacredness of creation. We meditated on all the lessons of the peace lily. We imagined future garden projects. We looked forward to even warmer days and more sunshine.
The plaque on the fountain invited us to “learn the lessons the season can teach us.” I’ve thought about this in the days since Sunday. Our planning group also met this week to work on our calendar for the next quarter. Where? What? When? Who? Oh the questions were flying about. Some had answers; some didn’t. But that’s OK. I was reminded to think about the lessons we’ve learned in the year we’ve come through. Some of those lessons learned from the seasons.
Everybody brings what they can. It takes us all to do the work. But not all at once. Some things won’t get done. Or, plans will change when one (or more) of those “W questions” don’t work out. We won’t fall apart if plans change. We need to stay in touch with each other and not be apart for too long. But if we need to take a trip, or a day off, or just need to say “No” it doesn’t mean forever. We’ll be back when the sun shines.
We have much to celebrate and we’re putting celebrations into our calendar. We’ll also allow time for rest. So there will be spaces but we’ll try to keep communication lines open. Drop into the Foyer for news any time.
Last Sunday a few of us went to a local nursery. Oh the pansies! Forty varieties of day lilly! Lavender and sage and racks and racks of seeds! It was wonderful. We sat by the fountain and listened to the spring sounds. We thought about the sacredness of creation. We meditated on all the lessons of the peace lily. We imagined future garden projects. We looked forward to even warmer days and more sunshine.
The plaque on the fountain invited us to “learn the lessons the season can teach us.” I’ve thought about this in the days since Sunday. Our planning group also met this week to work on our calendar for the next quarter. Where? What? When? Who? Oh the questions were flying about. Some had answers; some didn’t. But that’s OK. I was reminded to think about the lessons we’ve learned in the year we’ve come through. Some of those lessons learned from the seasons.
Everybody brings what they can. It takes us all to do the work. But not all at once. Some things won’t get done. Or, plans will change when one (or more) of those “W questions” don’t work out. We won’t fall apart if plans change. We need to stay in touch with each other and not be apart for too long. But if we need to take a trip, or a day off, or just need to say “No” it doesn’t mean forever. We’ll be back when the sun shines.
We have much to celebrate and we’re putting celebrations into our calendar. We’ll also allow time for rest. So there will be spaces but we’ll try to keep communication lines open. Drop into the Foyer for news any time.
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