Today the sun shines.
It is another day. For me it meant work, groceries, work, and cooking. The humdrum of life. I took some time this afternoon, thought, to stop, eat lunch, and sit outside.
I took a moment.
I looked up.
I saw our beautiful tamarack looking so proud of itself.
I smiled.
The green leaves are incredible.
I saw hope.
This past week has been a heavy one. Who would have thought March 2020 that we would still be here? I for one did not. I remember thinking “this will be nice to slow down for a couple of weeks and hang with my babies.” Now, fast forward and here we are in this moment. It is so hard not to let it get one down.
But then the tree. It is still doing its thing. Living, loving, beaming in the sun.
Because I noticed the change in colour it was as if my eyes could start to see the other buds on trees. Oh look! My onions are up and at ‘em too!
Maybe this is also the reason we plant gardens. To see hope. To see progress even when we don’t feel it ourselves.
So, through my tears of frustration, I smile… Because of hope.
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