It has been a very productive weekend...I got my mojo on. I accomplished all sorts of tasks around the house that just needed to be done...and I find myself wishing tomorrow weren't Monday...so I could stay home and keep at it. For those of you following the leaf saga and the whining I have been doing about my stress in getting rid of the leaves, here is the update. The leaf population has been significantly reduced this weekend. There are still some leaves around, and I know that more will cover the ground...but the majority have been blown away.
Here's the moral to the story: Give of yourself to others, and if you need help, sometimes you have to ask. Here's the story, in brief: when I was first separated a few years back, I was overwhelmed by all the jobs around the house and yard that I just didn't feel that I was competent enough to accomplish. I couldn't afford to pay anyone to do them...so I just tried to muddle through the best I could. I have been doing that for a few years now....muddling. This year, during a conversation, I asked to borrow a leaf blower...and instead someone came over and with Alex's help blew away my leaves. Without going into too many details....the help came from a very unlikely source...at least, unlikely a few years ago. But with time...I think if you try to be giving and understanding toward people, to the best of your ability, even in difficult situations....you come to stand on higher ground. I've found it to be true in all of life's situations and relationships. So my leaves are blown and I looked outside today and I felt myself relax and say a prayer of thanks...for this person. I said a prayer of thanks for the leaves that were blown, but also for the one blowing them and the distance we've come in being there to help each other over some of the bumps in the road.
Sometimes, if you need help...all you have to do is ask. But it's not quite that easy. You have to do some giving with a loving, joyful spirit. You have to think of others before yourself sometimes...and sometimes you have to be the one that starts the giving. If you give to others with a spirit of love, eventually it will find it's way back to you. I truly believe that. I walked down to the pond today....enjoying one more warm sunny day...before the colder temperatures arrive. I looked at the trees...some have completely lost their leaves...and a few procrastinating ones are holding on, they've waited to show their vibrant colors until the end. I stood there, feeling grateful for everything I have in life...feeling grateful for exactly where I am. for the struggles and the successes and for all the people who have been and are now in my life and have brought me to this place at the pond. And knowing for certain that the path ahead....through the winter and into the spring is filled with loving and giving for all those whose paths intersect with mine.
"Giving of any kind...taking an action...begins the process of change, and moves us to remember that we are part of a much greater universe."
~ Mbali Creazzo
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