Growing In Wisdom

Treasures In The Garden

 

Good things come to those.......

 

As we get older we find out

that true happiness is NOT in

how much money we make

or how much education we have achieved,

how big our house is,

 how fancy our car.

 It's finding PEACE, JOY, CALMNESS

in our life - that will be the most important things to us.

 Our FAMILY is what matters

 LOVE is what matters.

 Things of QUALITY-  not QUANTITY!

....... who wait and grow in the ageing process slowly, wisely and graciously!

 

My word for today is "WISDOM!" 

 

Do unto others......

Treasures In The Garden

 

Practice what you preach....

 

Sometimes it is easier to tell others
 how to live their life
 than  it is to follow and practice it ourselves.

 

 

Praying for peace for the world



With love from my garden



        From My Garden

There has always been a longing within myself
 that is only satified when I am embraced and
 wrapped in the love of my Creator.





Each day when I make my daily prayer
I ask that each of my friends and all of my family
be wrapped in the loving embrace of God.
I ask him to wrap each person in the world in his love,
to make the world a better place for all of us to live in,
help the leaders of the world to make to right decisions
for the benefit of all of us,
and let their be world peace.

Please join me in my daily prayer.
Maybe if all our prayers are joined
together we can make a difference
for the suffering peoples of the world. Thank you. C 

What is Success?



                                         

A relaxing space where I sometimes
read, write eat, or think.

From My Garden

Success in my life is found in loving and  giving,
 Not in winning or owning THINGS.

Today is the first day of the rest of my life.
 I still have 100% of the rest of my life to live.

Lasting happinss does not come from what I can GET.
I find lasting happiness in what I can GIVE.

And that giving is not always gift giving, but it can be something like that...... like when I have shared something from my garden, or something I have cooked with my garden produce.
 But the best giving of all is
A friendly smile,
 an enquiry about a persons health or that of a loved one,
an offer to pray for someone in need,
 a card to wish someone well when they have been ill,
 a postcard to a lonely person when I am on holiday.

And...
these are the kind of things that I too appreciate.
There is nothing more special than a phone call from someone I haven't heard from in a while,
 or a visit from a friend I haven't seen in ages,
 a sharing of conversation about the happenings in our lives.

I've found age brings wisdom
 And with wisdom comes the appreciation of thoughtfulness and friendship and LOVE.
 Money can't buy any of these things.

 So.... today I pass these thoughts to you to share around and hope that you too can find lasting happiness.... and can PASS IT ON! C



If I am to partipate in the game of life I will need to appreciate each precious moment

especially those that have come from the heart.



God is everywhere

A Rose for love

             From My Garden

Faith does not only believe that God can, but that God will.
And.... faith without works is dead.

Today is the first day of the rest of my life.
 I still have 100% of my life left to live.




I can't imagine life without God in it......
in the birth of a baby
in a child's smile
in the love of a Mother for her children
in the sincere love between husband and wife
in a beautiful sunrise or sunset
in the greeting from my dog/ cat when I come home from somewhere.
in a beautiful rose
in a sunshower
in the goodness and kindness within people.......
in the innocent eyes of my grandchildren
God is everywhere if I take the time to look.

Take time to look at all things beautiful and maybe you too will find God there. ..... and share your find. C.

Finding God

Tiny birdseye chillies always make a
lovely display. I use so few of them and
 the bush is always full.

              From My Garden 

                  Each time that I give love sincerely and

unselfishly, I give God, because.... God is love.

This is the first day of the rest of my life.

I still have 100% of the rest of my life to live.

I see God in the love I have for my family.

I see the goodness and kindness in people as the

God part of humankind.

 But most of all I find God in the pure innocence of a small child, and the trust and love

 they have in their parents.

It would be so good to be able to be childlike and trusting in love as little children are,

instead of growing up to be so mistrusting of everybody and everything.

If I am going to participate in the game of life, I will need to appreciate each precious moment that I have here on earth..... join me. C..

The Ripple Effect

Welcome to my front door.

             From My Garden

Happenings in life are like a series of chain reactions

- just like when I throw a stone into the water and the

ripples circle out. Each event has an effect on the the

 next one down the line. I may remember the end result,

but not all the small choices I made each day that either

 got me closer to my goal or took me farther away.

Well, life is back to the mundane again - washing and ironing and cleaning and cooking dinner. I have done none of these in the last 5 weeks, not even making my bed.

And yet the mundane is important. This brings me back to earth and grounds me into who  I really am. Iam not the served but the server. There is no pleasure or achievement in being served and having no accomplishment other than having a good time. However, there is a accomplishment in having a clean house in making a pleasant, tasty meal, in being able to make someone happy, in being a human being with purpose a and worth.

And my memories are still there from my wonderful holiday, sharing my experience with my work colleagues and listening to their aspirations and dreams for their coming journeys or journeys they have already travelled on. Yes, I am back at work already. I didn't know haow much I missed the company of my younger work mates or the babble of small children asking me where I had been. Even they were interested in the story of being on the plane and the boat.

 I am glad to be back to the mundane. There's excitement and fun even in that. That is who I am.

Hoping all your dreams come true and I can be a part of your sharing of the fulfillment of your dreams as well . C.

Love for self and others

The moon taken the night before the venus eclipse.
This doesn't do justice to the real beauty .

From My Garden

Today, I wll not find fault with friends,relatives,family or work
colleagues.I will not try to change or improve anybody but myself.

A code for living each day


 


More indoor garden in our bathroom

                                        From My Garden

                                         Just for today, I will live through the next 24hours
                                      and  try not to tackle the problems of my entire life,
                                                                 all at the one time.

Making the right choice

Another view of the newly mulched mulberry tree garden.

      From My Garden

I get a choice in life.
I can look on the bright side or the dark side of my experiences. I choose to to look at the light.
"Let there be light". 
"Look on the bright side".