Another Way of Looking
- At June 16, 2024
- By anneblog
- In Uncategorized
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Dear Family and Friends,
My apartment has a teeny patch of earth. I am allowed to plant whatever I want there. I tried vegetables, but the bugs got to them faster than I could keep up. So, now I have only flowers. I love going out each morning to say hello and to check on how everyone is doing. This season they are all joyously abundant and alive.
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However, in between my precious flowers, and in the entire front lawn of my apartment building, there is a lovely, but prolific, unwanted intruder. It is amazing how tenacious it is. Within a day it grows a few centimeters, and after a rain, the place is a mass of its fluttery, lacy green. The roots must run deep because somehow, they have found a way into my small garden. They shoot up overnight. And they seem to smile maliciously at me when I come out to greet my floral companions.
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I try to keep pace with these gracious “weeds”, but on my own I cannot. The yardman comes periodically and cuts them all down. And then we start again. One shoot after another, until the yard is almost impassable because of them.
I try to keep pace with these gracious “weeds”, but on my own I cannot. The yardman comes periodically and cuts them all down. And then we start again. One shoot after another, until the yard is almost impassable because of them.
I was intrigued, so asked her how to use it. “Dry it, then make a tea from it”, she said. “The color will be light yellow, the taste mild, but the health benefits will be enormous.”
So, of course, I tried it. I found the taste subtle, but also rich and full-bodied. I sipped it in wonder, trying to visualize its gentle yellow color entering my body, in turn, helping me to glow in health.
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I also smiled in humility. I realized what I had considered a bothersome weed was actually a friend offering wonderful benefits. I just had to be shown another way of looking. When I did that, my narrow perspective opened up, and the entire world changed for me.
I hope to drink this tea often. I will probably share it with friends, too. Then all of us can benefit and feel more positive and healthy throughout the day.
Love,
Anne