A friend and I were walking around the neighborhood a few weeks ago and came across a beautiful garden filled with color and an unusual combination of plants. We pass this house and yard several times a week but, for some reason, the colors stopped us this one day.
We were each drawn to different flowers, but it was my friend who noticed the overall beauty of the whole yard.
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| Where do you focus your attention? (Photo: Neighborhood Flowers - Larry Gardepie) |
As we leaned in to look at specific flowers, we became aware of the number of bees that were also attracted to this yard. They were busy at work while we were Relaxing in the Beauty.
From the smallest purple flowers that projected from the white, fuzzy brushes to the yellow daisies, it was the "naturalness" of the setting that caused us to pause: the flowers and bees were doing what they were supposed to do -- creating and pollinating beauty! And, it seemed natural for us to stop and take in the beauty!
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| Do you appreciate the smallest details around you? (Photo: Small Purple Flowers - Larry Gardepie) |
As we continued our walk, I wondered about the current state of world affairs:
- Have we lost the beauty?
- Do we notice small acts of kindness?
- Can we pollinate ideas that support future beauty?
This act of noticing and reflecting opened my eyes to individual and combined beauty, the attractions that stimulate and enlarge us as One and Many.
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| Where do you pollinate beauty? (Photo: Busy Bee - Larry Gardepie) |
The irony of this situation is that we pass this yard several times a week and had not noticed the individual and combined beauty. Together, we noticed. Together, we shared our awareness. Together, we walked away changed... caught in the naturalness of life.
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| Larry Gardepie (click on link for website) |
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