When I go into my garden, the realization of how plants imitate life is evident no matter where I look. The seeds which fall along the way and multiply, simply enhance what I consider my world. As I spoke with a friend recently, we were in agreement on a few observances in our life gardens. Life … [Read more...]
Paris Tours – A Black Paris Perspective
I am not sure why this is showing up on my website today. Perhaps because in a different year, I would be practicing my poor efforts at saying most things in French. There would be a suitcase, portable duffle, and a backpack, waiting for the yearly trek. The array of cute flat shoes (no tennis … [Read more...]
Then What for The Garden…
Then what? A message that has been planted in my mental garden. Message's are sent to enlighten, advise and to share knowledge. Sometimes we are sent messages to make us think. If you listen carefully, the garden sends us message's that we might miss if we are simply too busy. As I become more … [Read more...]
Refresh, Restore, Resume
Refresh, restore and resume has been the theme of my 2018. As I age, I am listening to my body, as well as my Elders. The things I used to do, are done a bit differently now. Refreshing my mindset on what I want to do took center stage over everything else. I actually hired garden assistance to … [Read more...]
Inner Gardening with Black Panther
Long overdue, the movie " Black Panther" was a delight to see. Recalling the tidbit of a preview shared at Blogalicious last year, I knew I wanted to see this movie. What I did not realize at the time, was how much the messaging would resonate to the world as we know it today. I eat, breathe … [Read more...]
Dad, My Favorite Gardener
Dad, My Favorite Gardener. How many people can call their favorite gardener, Dad? A gardener in so many ways, he was more than just your average guy. Dad was a man who was thoughtful, firmly kind and always desired that we be the best we could be in whatever we chose to be. Dad wanted me to … [Read more...]
Mental Restoration Via Gardening
Mental restoration is very much needed in the world today. There are many ways one can pursue this thought process. As I go about my day, people often ask me why am I so happy. Mental restoration has played a very large part of my inner peace. I find mental restoration in nature. Sometimes I find it … [Read more...]
Beauty in the Garden
Where is the beauty in the world I consider my garden? I can reference the garden in many ways, no matter the day, no matter the conversation. I do this because I am a true, to the core believer in peace, love and happiness, all day every day. I look at the garden and see a multicultural … [Read more...]
Monday Moment
Most Monday's are a blur from an always hectic weekend. However, every once in a while, even on a Monday, I happen upon something that speaks to the world that we live in. I happened to notice this bloom first thing this morning and marveled at the range of beauty that was all on one stem. From a … [Read more...]
Believe With Me in 2016
It is 2016, a brand new year. A new year allowing us the opportunity to believe that things will be better, get better. Another chance to believe that we can be and can do better. Simply put, another once in a lifetime opportunity to believe, for we will not see 2016 ever again in our … [Read more...]
