“Won’t you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you.”
Who or what makes you feel like your presence is a blessing?
Month: May 2015
May Flowers
April showers, we are told, bring May flowers. With any luck, May flowers bring June fruit. But it would be a shame if you didn’t enjoy the showers or the flowers because you were only looking for the ripe strawberries to come.
What do you enjoy as part of the process rather than just as the end result?
Inside the Shell
From the outside, the abalone looks like a large, slightly lumpy rock—barely even a shellfish, let alone anything glamorous. But if you are fortunate enough to get a glimpse inside, you find that the inside of the shell is a swirling rainbow.
When have you found unexpected beauty in someone who seemed unappealing at first glance?
A Life of Mistakes
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
—George Bernard Shaw
What useful thing have you discovered by daring to make a mistake?
Stripes and Bows
Have you ever gone out into the world wearing shoes that didn’t match? So long as you have one right shoe and one left shoe, it’s an unconventional fashion choice, not a mistake.
What do you like to wear that might seem like a mistake to someone else?