Experience has taught me this,
that we undo ourselves by impatience.
Misfortunes have their life and their limits,
their sickness and their health.
~Michel de Montaigne, an influential writer of the French Renaissance
Since I began gardening each season of the year has sent my senses reeling. Seasonal beginnings bewitch me beyond measure with their new colors, their new shapes, and their new textures. And in the maelstrom of those first sensory delights before any sort of rhythmic repetitiveness sets in, there is something soothing and therapeutic for the healing of spiritual or physical wounds. It’s as if there’s an ointment or a medicinal elixir in the uptake of each particular season’s magic and mystery that boosts endorphins and spurs on the healing process. Or maybe the analgesic lies simply in the process of moving from one season to the next, each one proclaiming that everything is limited, even the worst of things, and that eventually everything passes into something new and fresh.
He changes times and seasons; He deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. ~Daniel 2:21 ✝
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Yet another wonderful post, Natalie. I love the seasons. With each there is something special to look forward to. 🙂
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Why thanks again, my friend. Have a good week! Blessings, Natalie 🙂
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You, too, Natalie 🙂
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Pingback: 211. I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. ~John Burroughs | Sacred Touches
is it just me or is that a picture of your snowman’s hat??
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How funny! It does look a bit like that’s what it could be. Actually he’s a little metal gardener that stands by the door of my greenhouse. I guess I should have included more than just his hat, huh?! Thanks for the chuckle. Blessings, Natalie 🙂
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I could tell he was a little metal man, but his hat belongs on a snowman 🙂 I think the sun is actually to make an appearance late tomorrow—how about for y’all? As always Natalie, loving your posts, and thank you for your prayers…
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Oh I would love to see the sun tomorrow. I pray both of us do. Natalie 🙂
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My garden has been neglected for far too long. It used to be lush, now it lays under a collection of weeds.
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The weeds got away from me this summer too. I know this ice layer has killed them, but I doubt that it will have neutralized the seeds they’ve no doubt left behind. I hope you’ve had a good day, Laurie. Blessing, Natalie 🙂
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It’s amazing how nature seems to come through the heat and cold. The plants have this unique ability to survive, even if it’s only a seed and then they shoot up. I’m getting there Natalie.
Cheers
Laurie. 🙂
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Yeppers, life and nature have a way of filling themselves up with more of themselves. Blessings, Natalie 🙂
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It’s so fascinating to watch the changes through the year, and you can see them daily. Just spotted the swelling buds of my Chimonanthus praecox today and look forward to their opening and scent. Something delightful to discover every day of our lives isn’t there.
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Indeed there is. I love finding swelling buds. Enjoy the scents of yours when they open. Blessings, Natalie 🙂
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Hey there ωould you mind sharing which blog plаtform you’re
using? I’m going to start my own blog in the near future but I’m having a tough time deciding between
BlogEngіne/Wordpress/B2evolution and Drupal.
The reason I ask is because your design and style
ѕeems ԁifferent then most blogs anԁ I’m
looking for something completely unique. P.Ѕ Sοrry
for getting off-topic but I had to ask!
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My blog is at WordPress.com and the theme I use is called Sunspot. Thank you for visiting my site. Merry Christmas. Blessings, Natalie 🙂
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