I guess I must've been hasty in my springtime weeding. I typically have a bigger plant with more flowers by now. This year, it's just a wee plantlet with this solitary Black-Eyed Susan bloom.
I do that sometimes ... get a bit overzealous when it comes to figuring out what to keep and what to toss. Suddenly everything has to go. Every green leafy is a weed. Not only within my garden, but also specific areas of my home, my life, and myself.
It happens when I focus on the finish rather than the process ... when I stop caring if the baby goes with the bathwater. After the high of the cleanup completed, there's the aftermath. Wanting back what I've lost. Regretting what I've tossed.
So today I am grateful for this one sweet flower and the message that it sends me. Slow down. Look closely. Discard with care.
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So I had the nudge to try recording this post for you ... to tell you the story. Blogger wouldn't let me upload it directly into the post, so I put it on my main website and include the link for lack of a better idea on how to do it:
http://www.magicbeansworkshop.com/2012_09_12.m4a
This is SO beautiful!!!! I want more stories with your voice behind them!!!! And just so ya know, we have loads of Black Eyed Susan's to share should you want some.... xoxoxo
Julie! I loved hearing this! So glad that I came over here to leave a comment. Me, too, with the discarding.
Please, more recordings!
You two are so sweet! I have set up an official "listen" page:
http://www.magicbeansworkshop.com/listen.html
I probably won't do every post, but we will see how it goes. In the meantime, I am going to research plug-ins, because there has to be an easier way to do this.
P.S.
You can right click to save in case you want me to tell you these stories on your iPod. ;)
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