Sunlight glistens on yesterday’s fallen. Henny laps a long pull from a vast puddle. “How are we —” Thalia feels the breeze carry her curls, “— gooo-ing to pay it forward today?” Nia takes a few stabs at what Tal means by it. “Our joy? Our good fortune? Our
A delightful read, Loveletterist! The resurrection lily provided some adjunct reading! 😊 And I discovered that our Hurricane Lilies are sometimes referred to as Resurrection Lilies. Leaves emerge in late fall and winter, but in late summer (hurricane season) the stalks appear with red spider lilies!
Cal’s concept for paying it forward “to water the world” resonated with me both literally and figuratively. Arid regions and parched souls can all benefit!
I was forced to investigate the Zander team and “The Art of Possibility.” 😁 As serendipity often urges me, my Google search led to “Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking.” Jon Acuff, author, overthinker. His definition of overthinking is: When what you think gets in the way of what you want. His distillation of one remedy for overthinking “the interview, the financial downturn, the date, the vacation choice”’is to substitute “I think I can do this.” Trading future/past for present moment actions?
So, paying it forward today sounds like the winner. Hands down! And remember this old R&B lyric:
My awareness of this particular Lily origination begins with a strip of dirt along the alley in the backyard of my grandfather-in-law’s Milwaukee home. When the house was put up for sale, my MIL and I dug up bulbs and planted them at our homes. When I moved from the city to the country, I dug ‘em up again and brought them along. Resurrected at least 3 times! 😉
TAoP left a big hug on my heart!
Thanks for the Jon Acuff info!
I wrote this quote in my book yesterday:
Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next. -Jonas Salk
My hurricane lily memories date back to the late 70’s when I lived at Goodwood Plantation, an antebellum jewel. Many grew in areas shaded by the long reach of live oak tree arms, that also afforded plentiful access to filtered light from the southwest.
If I had named them I’d have called them Upside Down Spider Lilies due to the upward reaching stamens. They’d stay bloomed for several weeks, offering something immediate to appreciate. To forget about the next possible himmacane. 🙃
"We allow all of the beauty we see to flow through us… and use it to water the world.” That's some fine poetry, Cal!
Thank you!
A delightful read, Loveletterist! The resurrection lily provided some adjunct reading! 😊 And I discovered that our Hurricane Lilies are sometimes referred to as Resurrection Lilies. Leaves emerge in late fall and winter, but in late summer (hurricane season) the stalks appear with red spider lilies!
Cal’s concept for paying it forward “to water the world” resonated with me both literally and figuratively. Arid regions and parched souls can all benefit!
I was forced to investigate the Zander team and “The Art of Possibility.” 😁 As serendipity often urges me, my Google search led to “Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking.” Jon Acuff, author, overthinker. His definition of overthinking is: When what you think gets in the way of what you want. His distillation of one remedy for overthinking “the interview, the financial downturn, the date, the vacation choice”’is to substitute “I think I can do this.” Trading future/past for present moment actions?
So, paying it forward today sounds like the winner. Hands down! And remember this old R&B lyric:
“Everything, that you do
It’ll come back to you!”
My awareness of this particular Lily origination begins with a strip of dirt along the alley in the backyard of my grandfather-in-law’s Milwaukee home. When the house was put up for sale, my MIL and I dug up bulbs and planted them at our homes. When I moved from the city to the country, I dug ‘em up again and brought them along. Resurrected at least 3 times! 😉
TAoP left a big hug on my heart!
Thanks for the Jon Acuff info!
I wrote this quote in my book yesterday:
Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next. -Jonas Salk
My hurricane lily memories date back to the late 70’s when I lived at Goodwood Plantation, an antebellum jewel. Many grew in areas shaded by the long reach of live oak tree arms, that also afforded plentiful access to filtered light from the southwest.
If I had named them I’d have called them Upside Down Spider Lilies due to the upward reaching stamens. They’d stay bloomed for several weeks, offering something immediate to appreciate. To forget about the next possible himmacane. 🙃