Saying “Goodbye” is as much a part of life as saying, “Hello”. The amaryllis blooms are done. They were beautiful while they were around…but life for all living things is fragile and fleeting. They were the star of the show at my dining table for days, but now they are gone. I’ve moved them from …
Growing…Growing…Grown!
Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into. – Henry Ward Beecher, Life Thoughts or If you pass by the color purple in a field and don’t notice it, God gets real pissed off. – Alice Walker The amaryllis has bloomed…it is dark and dreary outside, but …
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Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people. Fred Rogers The beloved “Mr. Rogers” An update every few days does not do this amaryllis justice. The redness is clearly visible here…but before I had a chance to post this…it grew …
Growing
All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind. Abraham Lincoln This are flowers that are just starting to hatch…this flower pot has a place of prime real estate right in the middle of the table in the middle of household …
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Kids are great. That’s one of the best things about our business, all the kids you get to meet. It’s a shame they have to grow up to be regular people and come to the games and call you names. Charles Barkley Professional basketball player Ouch. A call to be aware as we grow–to grow …
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Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama What a difference a week makes! This amaryllis is starting to strut her stuff…The bud of the flower is moving steadily northward daily. …
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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work ~Calvin Coolidge This baby is growing, and growing fast–this plant is one working-hard-plant! I think the little shoot on the left is the stalk waiting to happen…it’s thick and fat and full of promise. We’re watching it …
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Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles, and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you’ll take, you’ll grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self confident and more and more successful. Mark Victor Hansen …
Winter Survival Strategy
It’s a beautiful, fall, raking kind of day today. One of our colleagues has declared fall her favorite time of the year. There’s a little part of me that gets that…the ability to walk calf deep in crunchy leaves in the quiet cool dark evenings is a treat. The red cups at Starbucks, along with their …