A Little Bit of Mindfulness Goes Along Way 😊

Have spent most of this week in our garden, tidying, sorting, and planting some pots. It’s still early and we haven’t put any bedding plants in the ground, but I’m hoping pots next to the house in a sheltered position will be safe.

It’s really therapeutic to spend time with plants. Also, to go to the recycling centre with all those bits and pieces you should have taken months ago but didn’t. It’s been a therapeutic sort of week.

Standing back and admiring our work at the end of the day, I wanted to bring a little bit of the garden into the house. The obvious choice at this time of year is Lilac 😊. Our Lilac is adopted from a neighbour. Years ago, an elderly neighbour had the most beautiful White Lilac and it’s roots were so strong they grew under the fence and sent a shoot up in our garden. We nurtured it, cut it to have more branches, and generally watched it thrive. Elderly neighbour moves out, new neighbour moves in and cuts the tree down. No idea why. But still we have the descendant. I heard Alan Titchmarch once say that things want to grow. And they do 😊

So here is my little bit of mindfulness for today 😊

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