Who would be upset if a beautiful butterfly showed up to sip from the feeder they set out for the hummingbirds? It feels natural to be unhappy when life doesn’t go according to our plans, but it can turn out that we are simply given the opportunity to welcome a different guest than the one we anticipated.
What in your life has appeared as a welcome guest, although you intended something quite different?
If you are willing to bring yourself down low enough, even the grasses have grandeur.
What have you been able to see by shifting to a perspective of humility?
You might think that piling lock on lock will keep you safe. Maybe it will. But if you feel the need for that many locks, it’s probably worth looking at what might happen if you chose to open the gate.
What do you feel compelled to lock securely outside your gates?
“We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness.”
—Tom Waits
How do you step outside the ways that society tries to confuse our understanding of abundance and happiness?
It’s hard to get all your ducks in a row when there are just so many ducks. Abundance is great, but sometimes it would be a lot simpler if there fewer choices, fewer options, fewer demands.
What helps you to simplify when the sheer number of ducks gets overwhelming?
