Wake up and see what is right in the World

Some days seem to blur together, how many days now has it been we are on "stay at home orders"? Does it matter how many? Life is ever changing, evolving, new life emerges and some dies off. That is the natural order, people and outdoor life around us. Birds are nesting, looking for places to lay eggs and hatch new life, new flowers are opening and trees budding. The flowers don't last forever, they shine and show their beauty to remind us life is ever changing and over time they will fade away and go back into the Earth just like people will fade away and new life comes into the world.....every day, every moment. So, why does it really matter how many days we have been on the "stay at home order"? Be like nature and adapt, change with it, find new create ways to enjoy.

“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” -Jimmy Dean

Every day on my little road I see something new, a new wild flower pop up from the dirt, a tree bud and open up a flower. A month ago the trillium's were among the first to open and let us know Spring has arrived. Many new little flowers will continue to find their time to shine. Tiny little flowers that can emerge in deep roughed forest and still evolve? People really are like these wildflowers, we can emerge, show our beauty and shine during our time. Some people do not shine so well, they tend to present more like a thistle, hard to enjoy, rough and prickly that will hurt you if you get too close. People like flowers will present, some show beauty and some show thorns. In times of stress, thorns can come out more and take over a patch if we let it. My advice, stay away from thistle patches and enjoy the mossy ground cover with the delicate lady slippers.

Many people will never take the time to see the lady slipper, that is ok, it is special and those who do find it, enjoy it!

In these times, we will have to adapt, make new normal's.......life never goes back to "the way it was". Take each day as it comes, rain or shine and find your way to shine with it. I can explore my backyard every day and find something new and beautiful to bring peace and hope.

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” -Socrates

When you wake up tomorrow, it is a new day! How you view it, your attitude, your perception will determine if it is a good day or not. So, wake up and see what is good and right in the world. Say good bye to yesterday, it is gone. Adapt with nature and see the beauty in the new day.