Kevin what a gift this comment is - thank you for sharing your memory of your mom and her roses. I’m down for a community garden project here on Good Enough 💛
Thank You N. for reminding us of the magical mystery surrounding the worth of nothingness...
When we look around us, and see the daily hustle and bustle or as I like to say - the 21st century ‘do more-with-less’ mindset, it’s hard to remember the importance of existing!
In the spring of 2006, in the year following my Mom loosing her life-long battle with heart disease, I was puttering with my perennials and shrubs and I reached the ‘rose garden’ she had helped me create (my thumb is green... just a dark shade, lol) when one of her many ‘Momism’s’ came to mind. “Kevin” she would say, “always remember, to take the time to (pause for effect here) really... (and again) smell (inhale deeply through your nose sound) the roses” (fyi… we did not have any roses when I was growing up). And I m, of course, would smile, and say something to the effect of... Mom... I promise to always take the time to smell the roses (think cheeky smile here).
But on that warm sunny day, while her words were not audible, but rather a memory of her past advice ingrained in my mind - I took the time needed to - really... listen... to the wisdom she had shared.
They were so fragrant and colourful- bright red, pinks, and yellows; They were just a small piece of our yard yet they were so... wonderful. It was worthy of the effort and I marvelled at the big picture she had tried to paint.
Life truly is a blessing. Being aware, and appreciative (another Momism for another day 🙂) is necessary to keep us pointed in the right direction.
In hindsight - assigning your sushi rice the additional responsibility of ‘de-puddling’ your organizational assistant (sorry/not sorry) is an early Boxing Day Blowout price to pay for the wonder/awe and beauty of having had the opportunity to spend a few hours watching Frankie in his magi debut is really just heeding my Mom’s (and I’m sure many others) rose advice…😉.
I think this week’s contribution, a few days before Christmas, is an amazing gift for us all…, definitely GOOD ENOUGH for me!
Kevin what a gift this comment is - thank you for sharing your memory of your mom and her roses. I’m down for a community garden project here on Good Enough 💛
Thank You N. for reminding us of the magical mystery surrounding the worth of nothingness...
When we look around us, and see the daily hustle and bustle or as I like to say - the 21st century ‘do more-with-less’ mindset, it’s hard to remember the importance of existing!
In the spring of 2006, in the year following my Mom loosing her life-long battle with heart disease, I was puttering with my perennials and shrubs and I reached the ‘rose garden’ she had helped me create (my thumb is green... just a dark shade, lol) when one of her many ‘Momism’s’ came to mind. “Kevin” she would say, “always remember, to take the time to (pause for effect here) really... (and again) smell (inhale deeply through your nose sound) the roses” (fyi… we did not have any roses when I was growing up). And I m, of course, would smile, and say something to the effect of... Mom... I promise to always take the time to smell the roses (think cheeky smile here).
But on that warm sunny day, while her words were not audible, but rather a memory of her past advice ingrained in my mind - I took the time needed to - really... listen... to the wisdom she had shared.
They were so fragrant and colourful- bright red, pinks, and yellows; They were just a small piece of our yard yet they were so... wonderful. It was worthy of the effort and I marvelled at the big picture she had tried to paint.
Life truly is a blessing. Being aware, and appreciative (another Momism for another day 🙂) is necessary to keep us pointed in the right direction.
In hindsight - assigning your sushi rice the additional responsibility of ‘de-puddling’ your organizational assistant (sorry/not sorry) is an early Boxing Day Blowout price to pay for the wonder/awe and beauty of having had the opportunity to spend a few hours watching Frankie in his magi debut is really just heeding my Mom’s (and I’m sure many others) rose advice…😉.
I think this week’s contribution, a few days before Christmas, is an amazing gift for us all…, definitely GOOD ENOUGH for me!
Best,
K.