“A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” ~ Sensei Ogui
I’ve been staring at these words (see the quotation above) for at least an hour.
They came through my Facebook feed this morning in the form of an infographic thingie, and they struck a chord.
Or was it a clank? And a loud one, at that.
I haven’t written for a while.
I debated on whether to admit that.
If you follow my blog, then it’s obvious. (And you’re thinking “Duh!”) If you do NOT follow my blog, then you’re a stranger and I have just admitted I’m less than perfect. Disorganized. Not truly committed.
Or perhaps I’m not that different from you.
Perhaps I’m simply afraid.
Once upon a time, I had a very bad day. A terrible, horrible, no good very bad day.
The worst day of my life.
I can think of a few other bad days. Some were terrible. Some were horrible. Some were no good.
But that day was the worst.
And — unfortunately — it was Easter.
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“God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at the heart.” ~ 1 Samuel 16:7 (NCV) Last summer, after I spent a week in Nicaragua, I made a conscious decision to stop being so strict about my mostly healthy diet. I don’t […]
