Airplane at Sunset

Although I live out in the country, far from any airport, I recently started noticing planes flying high overhead. And if I listen very carefully, I can hear the very faint roar of engines. This one I spotted high above the clouds looking out my garage around 8:30 tonight. You know all those wide open places you fly over when going from point A to point B? That's us.

Bouquet

We took our usual after dinner paseo today. On the way back to the house I couldn't resist picking some wild flowers. When I turned the corner by our garage, I decided to pair them with some daylilies:

Sunset

My view last night.

Diversity

We had a great day at the farmers' market today. The market has changed so much since I first started selling there in 2005. One thing that I noticed today - and probably an important reason the market has evolved so much - is the diversity of the customers.

During the course of the morning, I had conversations with people from the following countries:

The Netherlands

Italy

Nepal

The Philippines

Ethiopia

Hong Kong

Russia

New Zealand

This is in a small southern city with a population of around 50,000. We're fortunate to have such diversity as it's making our community a better place. A few years ago we had an intern who was from Saudi Arabia. She told us how shocked she was when she moved to the US and discovered that, although the food in the grocery stores was beautiful, it had neither scent nor flavor. Our friends and customers from other parts of the world feel the same way - so they seek out local food that is tasty and flavorful (and also chemical-free).

I have discovered another beautiful reason to love where I've been planted.

What We Really Want

Source

This article explores the idea of what we think we want and what we really want. Behind every desire is actually the feeling - we don't want the thing, we want the idea or the longing for the thing, the anticipation of the thing. Getting that thing that you've yearned for is usually anticlimactic. The author points out that "[w]hat we want is the experience of ease and unfettered enjoyment that is promised, falsely, by the thought of acquiring the thing—the restaurant meal, the cruise, the raise, the loving relationship—even though everything comes with its own pains and complications and regrets."

As the old saw goes, be careful what you wish for. It is often not the experience you expected. Instead of living for that moment when [fill in the blank], enjoy the process - your imagination is often richer than reality. In our minds, there are never flaws in diamonds.

She Let Go

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Inspiring Thought

"Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It’s your masterpiece after all."

~Nathan W. Morris