A Stitch in Time…….Yesterday I Sat Still!

That’s not like me when I’m in the Garden, always looking to see what needs tending in some way. It was hot and muggy and my energy level was low! It was towards evening, so I sat down on our yellow bench with orange cushions, and I fell into the stillness amongst zinnias, roses, nasturtiums, morning glories, geraniums, and this wonderful little Bee house that was given to us. I have never really looked at it, just wished it hung a little straighter or it faced South, rather than West…..but there it was with activity about to happen and I would get to see it. I watched a tiny bee pick which cylinder it was going to enter with his pollen. Then he left and returned minutes later searching for that special spot, in my mind I was trying to remind him, and then he found it!! This went on for all the time I sat. Fascinated with him and then the brown butterfly arrived, dancing from one Zinnia to another, only to the same color palette, she wasn’t interested in the reds or fuschia or lilacs….only yellow for her! Soon another brown butterfly landed, but he chose a different color palette!

Then the sparrows started squawking for their dinner…I realized the feeder was low….but I just sat. Promising I would take care of that tomorrow. Instead of only observing and serving the plants, I saw what the environment provided for the birds and butterflies and bees in their daily routine. I was so absorbed in their world that I extended my Knowing and Feeling beyond. It opened a new portal for me to step into, being aware of All that is in my environment! Have I not seen this all my life?? Probably, but the impact on my consciousness is what I am experiencing…and that is a blessing. That time of sitting still will be my new mantra….daily appreciation for their gifts, and more time spent listening and watching them in their world.

I became like Clarity’s collage…connected with their fibers!!