I planted a seed of hope (to my son a couple of weeks ago) that my son, my daughter and I shall purchase a home in Florida that we all can enjoy some day. For me I would like to only go down in the winter time I think. My son took the real estate course several years ago and his goal is to
be in it 100% in it at some point. So it may come to reality with a seed of hope. My daughter was approved for a credit card recently so that was a big deal! 💕✨💖
Oh dear,
don’t talk to me of seeds . . .
one of the greatest miracles of Life.
I can easily get lost in exploring seeds,
and am always both fascinated and surprised
when they grow into something.
I can’t just plant them in the ground
and hope that they come up.
I must tend to them . . .
water them,
maybe give them a little fish emulsion,
protect them from the elements
and from those who might eat them.
Like the Little Prince
took care of his precious rose,
I must nurture what I have started.
Hope is the same
I think.
I can’t just say ‘I hope…’
that something happens
or doesn’t happen . . .
I have to put my money where my mouth is,
and do the work–
water that hope
and nourish it . . .
protect it
and encourage it to grow.
I don’t know exactly what that means,
as I am a better gardener
than activist or organizer
I know that I am old and small,
relatively speaking,
and don’t have many resources,
but I do have myself,
and I can live my Life
exuding those seeds of hope,
just by my presence
and by my interactions with the place I inhabit,
even if just a little bit.
I don’t need to preach.
Too much of that
is already going on,
but I can live by example . . .
be kind,
generous of heart and spirit,
and leave a spot I’ve stood in
just a little bit better
than I found it.
Small differences count . . .
I can change the world
everything counts. ♥
By doing this on a regular basis (i.e., read the Word for the Day and read, reflect, and respond to the Reflection question), I am actively planting and tending the seed of hope that I can live a (more) grateful life.
Well, today I’m putting the final touches on my summer landscaping project. Which includes a raised bed for growing veggies. I’ll put seeds in the ground for my late summer/early fall garden in a couple of days. Literal seeds of hope.
The metaphorical seeds of hope, are more difficult for me to plant. I hav difficulty finding hope for the larger world right now, but of course I do hope for a change in the way humans interact with each other and the planet. On a personal level, it’s a bit easier, I’m taking care of myself in the hope that I can be as healthy as possible for as long as possible.
The raised bed
will be good for your back,
dear Charlie,
and help keep some of the wildlife at bay.
Perhaps you’ll have a beautiful autumn harvest.
I too,
have difficulty with hope for the larger world . . .
it is not larger in people who seek to do harm,
but they are the ones in power.
It might behoove us to remember that.
WE are the majority. ♥
What a empowering quote from Br. David! “Hope is radical openness for surprise—for the unimaginable. If that is the attitude with which we look, listen, and open all our senses, we enter into a meaningful relationship with whatever Life offers us at a given moment.” I find it extremely helpful as it defines “hope” in such a constructive way. It sings “Be here NOW. Be Present, open minded, planting agape love in every situation and tending it. Moment by moment willingness.
Some of the potatoes I harvested earlier this year have gone soft and have a rotten center (not a problem I’ve had before). They’re big potatoes, though, with lots of nourishment left. I’m going to bury them in a garden box and hope that next year I’ll have potatoes.
In my work I plant and tend seeds of hope that we can change our transportation system to make it safer for everyone, especially for people walking or biking who are most vulnerable. When we accomplish this, we make people, communities, and the world healthier, greener, and more prosperous, planting seeds anew for the future. My agency’s willingness to change is soil; funding is fertilizer; engineers changing how they work will serve as sunlight; my team’s work brings life-giving water.
I did the same thing with nightshades this year — didn’t rotate them as I should’ve. The potatoes aren’t ready yet–fingerlings and reds–and I’m curious what happened. I agree that it’s hard to rotate nightshades, they thrive where I live and I only have so many beds!
I love how you see your work
as a garden,
dear Barb,
and as you tend it,
I can also see it spreading under your love
and the love you inspire in your co-workers
to make a real impact
where you live? ♥
Ps. What did you mean about burying your potatoes
in a garden box,
and hoping for potatoes next year?
A compost box?
Oh, that was unclear. My raised beds. I have 3 of them. I hope to have more in future but that requires a lot of work to do some terracing on a sloping yard. I’ve also tried using very large buckets and plant pots for potatoes but they just don’t do as well.
I’m aware I shouldn’t rotate nightshades with each other but I mostly grow tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers–all members of that family! I’ll bury the potatoes in the current tomato beds. This spring I was surprised by potato plants coming up from ones I’d clearly missed in last year’s harvest. I’m hoping ones I bury now can make it through the winter, and not produce fall plants that get killed by the cold. I’ll probably go ahead and put a couple of them in the big pots.
I’ve been using a digital tool I created to great effect, and a friend convinced me to prototype it for others to try. Yesterday I finished the prototype, and already some in my circle are interested in trying it. The hope I’m planting is that the friends testing the app give feedback that leads me to new ideas and avenues, that opens up new doors. I can’t predict how far any of it will go, only that I learn and grow myself, and therein rest my hopes.
It gives you the ability to quickly identify and move through somatic stuckness in your body. Like if you start looping and can’t re-center and get on with your day, you can quickly do a “session.” I’ve found it really helpful in uncovering old patterns that were hiding from me, and increasing my awareness of them. A complement to the many other mindfulness techniques out there.
Today is the first day of this school year. Besides my class schedule and a part-time job, I have also gained more volunteer opportunities. I will be working with youth and spending time with elders. Hopefully, these opportunities will help plant seeds to overcome my social anxiety disorder. Socializing is not easy for me, especially in my second language. But people are there to support each other. I’m happy to serve my community and learn from everyone!
You are very brave,
dear Ngoc . . .
it’s one thing to support people on the phone,
but to be present physically in a social setting
is quite something else.
I applaud your courage . . .
maybe some of it
will wear off on me. ♥
My hope is to get a medical appointment sooner than 2 months out.
I am tending to it by saying the serenity prayer, staying in the present, and to be on the waiting list.
YRAM, Hopefully there will be a cancellation and you will get in sooner. Sometimes, in these circumstances, I go to Urgent Care and have found help there plus they send the report to my doctor.
I’ve been actively planting and tending seeds of socialability all this time going beyond my buddy systems. I feel that I can find my way in collectivism.
I am planting seeds of hope by having a QR code to take to class with me today. I’ll be starting private yoga when I move (with plans to work at a studio or fitness center as well), and I’ve set up my business name on Google. I’m going to ask my students to write reviews for me 🙂
My hope is for my foot to fully heal, to the point I don’t think about it in a careful or hesitant way. And it is happening more and more! However, hope without thoughtful action is really just a thought. Therefore, PT continues, home exercises continue, stretching activity continues, trying things again for a first time in a long time continues, all to support my hopes. 🩷
After I received my new hip,
dear Mary,
I met a man who did not take the PT needed
seriously.
Years later
he still walks very awkwardly.
I saw this as an object lesson
to remind me
that if I want good results
I must do the work . . .
it sounds like you are doing that.
Persevere,
dear one.
You can do this. ♥
I was struck by your last phrase “All to support my hope.”
That is powerful. I need to support what I hope for. Does hope require prior action? Hope is not a magic wand.
The seed of faith- that that I can plant myself here and now in this present moment and let go. Trust the universe is doing everything and surrendering all my dis-ease. When would I let go of dis- ease if not now then when will I truly be able to? Only now.
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I planted a seed of hope (to my son a couple of weeks ago) that my son, my daughter and I shall purchase a home in Florida that we all can enjoy some day. For me I would like to only go down in the winter time I think. My son took the real estate course several years ago and his goal is to
be in it 100% in it at some point. So it may come to reality with a seed of hope. My daughter was approved for a credit card recently so that was a big deal! 💕✨💖
Oh dear,
don’t talk to me of seeds . . .
one of the greatest miracles of Life.
I can easily get lost in exploring seeds,
and am always both fascinated and surprised
when they grow into something.
I can’t just plant them in the ground
and hope that they come up.
I must tend to them . . .
water them,
maybe give them a little fish emulsion,
protect them from the elements
and from those who might eat them.
Like the Little Prince
took care of his precious rose,
I must nurture what I have started.
Hope is the same
I think.
I can’t just say ‘I hope…’
that something happens
or doesn’t happen . . .
I have to put my money where my mouth is,
and do the work–
water that hope
and nourish it . . .
protect it
and encourage it to grow.
I don’t know exactly what that means,
as I am a better gardener
than activist or organizer
I know that I am old and small,
relatively speaking,
and don’t have many resources,
but I do have myself,
and I can live my Life
exuding those seeds of hope,
just by my presence
and by my interactions with the place I inhabit,
even if just a little bit.
I don’t need to preach.
Too much of that
is already going on,
but I can live by example . . .
be kind,
generous of heart and spirit,
and leave a spot I’ve stood in
just a little bit better
than I found it.
Small differences count . . .
I can change the world
everything counts. ♥
Everything does count.
And everything matters. ☀️
By doing this on a regular basis (i.e., read the Word for the Day and read, reflect, and respond to the Reflection question), I am actively planting and tending the seed of hope that I can live a (more) grateful life.
I believe,
dear Brian,
that it works
if you do the work,
and I think you can do this. ♥
Well, today I’m putting the final touches on my summer landscaping project. Which includes a raised bed for growing veggies. I’ll put seeds in the ground for my late summer/early fall garden in a couple of days. Literal seeds of hope.
The metaphorical seeds of hope, are more difficult for me to plant. I hav difficulty finding hope for the larger world right now, but of course I do hope for a change in the way humans interact with each other and the planet. On a personal level, it’s a bit easier, I’m taking care of myself in the hope that I can be as healthy as possible for as long as possible.
Charlie, making sure that we’re healthy is the best we can do.
The raised bed
will be good for your back,
dear Charlie,
and help keep some of the wildlife at bay.
Perhaps you’ll have a beautiful autumn harvest.
I too,
have difficulty with hope for the larger world . . .
it is not larger in people who seek to do harm,
but they are the ones in power.
It might behoove us to remember that.
WE are the majority. ♥
What a empowering quote from Br. David! “Hope is radical openness for surprise—for the unimaginable. If that is the attitude with which we look, listen, and open all our senses, we enter into a meaningful relationship with whatever Life offers us at a given moment.” I find it extremely helpful as it defines “hope” in such a constructive way. It sings “Be here NOW. Be Present, open minded, planting agape love in every situation and tending it. Moment by moment willingness.
Richard Rohr’s meditation today also gives food for hope. https://cac.org/daily-meditations/releasing-our-false-self/
I feel suddenly inspired,
dear Carol Ann,
to draw
what I think an agape love seed
might look like.
We can all spread the seeds,
and we count. ♥
Yes, we do!
Some of the potatoes I harvested earlier this year have gone soft and have a rotten center (not a problem I’ve had before). They’re big potatoes, though, with lots of nourishment left. I’m going to bury them in a garden box and hope that next year I’ll have potatoes.
In my work I plant and tend seeds of hope that we can change our transportation system to make it safer for everyone, especially for people walking or biking who are most vulnerable. When we accomplish this, we make people, communities, and the world healthier, greener, and more prosperous, planting seeds anew for the future. My agency’s willingness to change is soil; funding is fertilizer; engineers changing how they work will serve as sunlight; my team’s work brings life-giving water.
I did the same thing with nightshades this year — didn’t rotate them as I should’ve. The potatoes aren’t ready yet–fingerlings and reds–and I’m curious what happened. I agree that it’s hard to rotate nightshades, they thrive where I live and I only have so many beds!
I love how you see your work
as a garden,
dear Barb,
and as you tend it,
I can also see it spreading under your love
and the love you inspire in your co-workers
to make a real impact
where you live? ♥
Ps. What did you mean about burying your potatoes
in a garden box,
and hoping for potatoes next year?
A compost box?
Oh, that was unclear. My raised beds. I have 3 of them. I hope to have more in future but that requires a lot of work to do some terracing on a sloping yard. I’ve also tried using very large buckets and plant pots for potatoes but they just don’t do as well.
I’m aware I shouldn’t rotate nightshades with each other but I mostly grow tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers–all members of that family! I’ll bury the potatoes in the current tomato beds. This spring I was surprised by potato plants coming up from ones I’d clearly missed in last year’s harvest. I’m hoping ones I bury now can make it through the winter, and not produce fall plants that get killed by the cold. I’ll probably go ahead and put a couple of them in the big pots.
Thanks,
dear Barb . . .
I get it now. 🙂
I’ve been using a digital tool I created to great effect, and a friend convinced me to prototype it for others to try. Yesterday I finished the prototype, and already some in my circle are interested in trying it. The hope I’m planting is that the friends testing the app give feedback that leads me to new ideas and avenues, that opens up new doors. I can’t predict how far any of it will go, only that I learn and grow myself, and therein rest my hopes.
Genius! And helpful! Beautiful.🌺
Congrats, Drea!
That’s truly inventive,
dear Drea . . .
what does your app do?
I am curious. ♥
It gives you the ability to quickly identify and move through somatic stuckness in your body. Like if you start looping and can’t re-center and get on with your day, you can quickly do a “session.” I’ve found it really helpful in uncovering old patterns that were hiding from me, and increasing my awareness of them. A complement to the many other mindfulness techniques out there.
Today is the first day of this school year. Besides my class schedule and a part-time job, I have also gained more volunteer opportunities. I will be working with youth and spending time with elders. Hopefully, these opportunities will help plant seeds to overcome my social anxiety disorder. Socializing is not easy for me, especially in my second language. But people are there to support each other. I’m happy to serve my community and learn from everyone!
You will be great. The kindness and compassion you show us on this site will leak into your interactions.
Blessings.
I hope you had a wonderful first day of school.
You are very brave,
dear Ngoc . . .
it’s one thing to support people on the phone,
but to be present physically in a social setting
is quite something else.
I applaud your courage . . .
maybe some of it
will wear off on me. ♥
NGOC, I have no doubt that you are open to serving and helping others. Blessings always and all ways.
My Ngoc, wishing you the best of luck on your journey.
My hope is to get a medical appointment sooner than 2 months out.
I am tending to it by saying the serenity prayer, staying in the present, and to be on the waiting list.
Blessings on this journey, Yram.
I too,
hope you can get in to see a doctor,
sooner than later,
dear Yram.
It will help you
both physically
and mentally. ♥
YRAM, Hopefully there will be a cancellation and you will get in sooner. Sometimes, in these circumstances, I go to Urgent Care and have found help there plus they send the report to my doctor.
Yram, getting that sooner sure sounds nice. It goes a long ways in helping with our health condition.
I’ve been actively planting and tending seeds of socialability all this time going beyond my buddy systems. I feel that I can find my way in collectivism.
I am planting seeds of hope by having a QR code to take to class with me today. I’ll be starting private yoga when I move (with plans to work at a studio or fitness center as well), and I’ve set up my business name on Google. I’m going to ask my students to write reviews for me 🙂
You are so pro-active,
dear SunnyPatti . . .
how do you do it? ♥
While I am pro-active, I have to give credit to my husband for this one.
My hope is for my foot to fully heal, to the point I don’t think about it in a careful or hesitant way. And it is happening more and more! However, hope without thoughtful action is really just a thought. Therefore, PT continues, home exercises continue, stretching activity continues, trying things again for a first time in a long time continues, all to support my hopes. 🩷
After I received my new hip,
dear Mary,
I met a man who did not take the PT needed
seriously.
Years later
he still walks very awkwardly.
I saw this as an object lesson
to remind me
that if I want good results
I must do the work . . .
it sounds like you are doing that.
Persevere,
dear one.
You can do this. ♥
Thank you so much for your faith in me, Sparrow!🌺
I was struck by your last phrase “All to support my hope.”
That is powerful. I need to support what I hope for. Does hope require prior action? Hope is not a magic wand.
Amen, Yram.🌺
The seed of faith- that that I can plant myself here and now in this present moment and let go. Trust the universe is doing everything and surrendering all my dis-ease. When would I let go of dis- ease if not now then when will I truly be able to? Only now.
Amen, dear Antoinette.
Hugs Carol ! 🤗
Loving kindness.
https://nationaltoday.com/national-banana-split-day/ – I can’t remember the last time I had a banana split, the pic looks so yummy and fun.
My relationship ended. I’m open to another. There’s a guy at church. I hope he talks to me.
What if you talk to him?
That didn’t work for me.
I think
that maybe
Barb meant
‘talk to the new guy at church’,
dear Christina. ♥
😉