Last night while laying in bed and doing a little last minute web surfing on my phone, I googled images from Wizard of Oz. I picked the prettiest picture to focus on while I drifted off to sleep, and couldn't help but think about how trying to get ahead in life sometimes, brings about the ugly in the world. The mean monkeys, the witches, and the darkness. Somehow every step feels like it's uphill... Each one of us has to turn to friends, loved ones, and faith in the good - to help us find the courage, heart, and wits to help push us through it. Sometimes that means you have to be the one to give tough love and compassion, but sometimes it also means you receive it.
For me, I want to be able to commit more fully to my farm and when I can't for whatever reason, I tend to get a little down about it and even am a little hard on myself.... I am one of those people that lives by lists, plans, routines, etc....I wanted to badly to have my first ever Winter garden, then my thumb got bitten by a scared, and abused little dog at the rescue. As much as I had plans, I am reminded that everything has it's own time.
There is no stasis in our days.....
I can see the reasons for my discomfort, and as much as I might not like it's damper on my plans, it opens my eyes wider to having compassion and respect for life in general. Hard times need to be leaned in to, not turned away from. That makes me more resilient for the upcoming storms, or disruptions in my life that I have no control over. This is precisely what builds character.....
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