It was Sunday! Another week has gone by.. time goes so fast and we can’t slow it down. Gardening and yard work took all of my energy on Sunday but it was worth it. Missed my post yesterday but here it is. Learning to relax and work on me time. More plants and I cleaned the tower – we got a lot done in the backyard. Let me tell you that is a big job to pull the roots out of the tower but now we can get more seedlings. One of my experiments is to take the plants out of the tower and put them in the ground. It is amazing to see life continue.
Looking at the roots – WOW! They grow so deep, so massive. so intertwined into the tower reaching the water. The function of roots is more than just about water. They anchor the plant keeping it in place (strength) and being a huge transportation highway of life (oxygen, nutrients etc). How this makes me appreciate the way life fights to live. As I tend to the transplants in the ground, life will fight if the right conditions are there to make it possible to thrive. It makes me wonder what are my right conditions. I teach life science and it is one of the basic lessons to the beginning of school but is the cellular information just it. Does faith, courage, or love encourage life to go on more than the just the science?
Last week, I spent time listening to the AIH conference about advancements in disease treatment – what I should eat (maybe) they are still unsure – again I scream why! I don’t want this anymore but then I stop and realize that is wasted effort. Let’s go back to work. Let’s be the roots in the tower reaching out for more nutrients and love.
My reflection of the week as I head into another test this week is to live and keep reaching out for life. I struggled this weekend with energy. I miss my workouts so much. I want a good bike ride or big hike. Well, I didn’t have it so I tried a new idea – photos. I can be the roots in the tower – I can’t find new ways to live and thrive. I started taking picture of life – maybe about to bloom, enjoying the smells of the grass that is so alive or just being. I love all that is in my backyard and how it keeps me going. I am going to add photos to my posts as they bring me joy and inspiration.
You know the cheer team – of course they are here. Everyone was low energy this weekend with their own challenges but we stuck together. Ups and downs are part of life. We just have to accept challenges and each other for our strengths but maybe more importantly our weaknesses. What path will each of us take? It might be a path to more challenges or not but we are fortunate to be able to walk a path. This week I am going to try and be the roots of my tower continually reaching for life and finding a way to believe that I can do it.
Have a great week and thrive!
Bitsy's Backyard 
Beatiful
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Thank you! Enjoying nature and being outside. Hoping you are all doing well!
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