I went to visit a beautiful garden today. It's a nursery called "Shakespeare's Garden" that's tucked away on a winding road in my town. The property has always been a nursery and was owned by the same family for many years. They sold it a couple of years ago, and I remember feeling a loss. (I have been feeling that way a lot lately). As much as I liked the original, nothing could have prepared me for Shakespeare's Garden. It is absolutely, unbelievably awesome! For the past couple of weeks I've been living in a state of hyperdrive. I took on so many projects, all of them important in their own way. I piled them on feeling that "I can do it all". I am happy to say that I did finish them all, but now I've crashed! I really don't want to do anything. I am taking a new class with Laure - a Trip to the Garden and I am behind 2 assignments and there will be a new one tomorrow. Yikes! So today, after work, for about 20 minutes I went around S.G. and took pictures. I was the only one there. It's hard to describe the energy that I felt, the renewal. I bought 2 plants to use for my class. They also had a rack of handmade paper and I bought a sheet. On the drive home I noticed so many things around me: the old fence lined with daffodils, the buds on the trees, the grass that is so lush, etc. It was just what I needed to get centered again. I'm still tired but I am ready to start painting. I might go back on Friday. I know that finding beauty is, for me, a necessity, like breathing!
Cool post, Rita! I think you've hit on something important as well. Beauty is necessary to sustain positive living. I wrote about this in college much to my teacher's surprise. In the end she agreed with me!
ReplyDeleteGood for you on the renewal, and finishing your projects and finding a new well of strength within.