I had the good fortune to spend the day with my older sister. We are both artists and share an interest in painting. We went to see the Casper David Friedrich show at the MET in NYC and it was quite something. But that's for another post. Maybe tomorrow. Today I want to talk about something else.
I sometimes wonder if this OGT daily practice is worth anything, worth my time even. Here it is twenty to midnight and I'm dragging myself to make a post. One part of me is like the little kid dragged onto the diving board screaming "No I don't wannuu!" But there's another bigger part. My sister reminded me of that. She said to me basically there is so much hate out there in the world right now that gestures of creativity and positive growth are all the more needed. So this reminds me that March is planting season. Time to put the little dried seeds saved from last year into dark soil pots in the basement. Time to get things sprouting. Time to get ready to immerse my hands in the dirt and start planting and growing things.
Pretty soon the tiny leaf buds will show on the blackness of the trees.
As I think about it anew, I am planting seeds of gratitude as light against the darkness of hatred, greed, and cruelty. It may sound corny, but it's true. This is what I am grateful for. What about you?
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