The Mrs.

Sprouting..

As for many people these days, times are a bit rough for us. These are times in which a lot is uncertain and that can feel very instable. I have to admit that I'm not always that good at coping with insecure situations. Being the perfectionist and controlfreak that I am (I know, I am learning to let go, but I'm not there... yet :-)), that can cause a lot of stress with me.

Something that always relaxes me is working in our garden. The physical activity, the smell of nature around me, the wind through my hair, the sun on my skin, it all makes me feel... grounded. So the last few days I have been spending a lot of time in the garden. It was necessary too: It was a chaos. Weed everywhere, fallen leaves. So I weeded. And planted. And cut and watered. And it was great. Even though the weather was strange: One moment it poured from the sky, the next it was too hot to be in the sun. I guess it fitted the situation.

 All that chaos in the weather, the alternating sun and rain, and a little bit of my efforts, made our garden grow, sprout and bloom like crazy. And how beautiful it is now. Those colours! Those scents!

 Today I wandered through our garden and was thinking about the similarity I saw between the garden in these last couple of weeks and our life. How from chaos grew beauty. How rain and sun combined with some weeding and a little bit of love made this a place of peace and colour. And for the first time in a while I felt calm. All will be oke. We just need to get through the chaos with a little trust, some hard work and a lot of love. The future will be beautiful. Today already is beautiful.

Today is future's flower bud. 

Monday, June 22, 2009