I have to be honest here, and say that the idea for this blog post came from a friend, Penny Gadd, who writes a very interesting blog, entitled Autumn Leaves. Thank you for the idea, Penny! Quotes today, as always, from Pinterest.com
I was sat in the garden the other day, with one of my daughters, bemoaning the fact that the garden wasn't looking as good as it could. Too many weeds had suddenly appeared. As soon as I cleared one patch, they would appear elsewhere. Shrubs needed to be cut back, the gazebo's needed painting. My daughter told me that I was a perfectionist. I suppose that could be true - I used to be able to spend hours out in the garden, making sure it all looked lovely. Unfortunately, I'm not able to do that any more. Well, to be honest, I don't WANT to do it any more. It's all become a bit of a chore, which is not what it's supposed to be.
So here's where we come to the title of my Post today. Am I worrying unnecessarily about this? When others visit, do they see the garden through my eyes, or do they see the bigger picture and admire the profusion of roses, the pots of coloured geraniums, the perennial plants waving in the Summer breeze, with the view of the fields beyond? In other words, as I have mentioned many times before, am I sweating the small stuff, instead of seeing that bigger picture ?! Answers on a postcard please! 😊😊.
So I have decided that I must just do what I can, and what doesn't get done will have to wait for another day, and I will try, once again, to just live in the moment...
On another tack, I think we must also be gentle with ourselves if we don't feel awesome every day. We are going to get days when we feel a little out of kilter with the world, but that's okay too. This too shall pass ....
On a lighter note, this is the best advice we can give ourselves - a quote from Elizabeth Taylor, another lady who I greatly admired...
That's about it for today then. May you find many blessings in the week ahead. Look after yourselves out there ❤️
