The rain falls on the just and the unjust...

I went today to drop my SD off at camp for a rafting trip I had signed up for.  Upon my arrival I waited with a group of other parents. The woman heading the group noticed my eager expression and asked if I had a question.  "Yes," I replied, "are we set? Can I head to work?" Upon asking my daughters name I was informed she was fourth on the waiting list. 

It's amazing how quickly I went to near boiling point. "What?!" I protested. You see, I had come the day before and made sure I was there 45 minutes early for sign up to assure my child would be on that list. Basically I was informed that the papers were just handed to her in no specific order and went on the list as such.Now my blood was boiling, but a kind parent stepped up to say she would wait it out and text me.


As I drove away I thought to myself, "That's not fair!" and I began to toss around in my head this idea of "fair". 


What if my idea of  "fair" is not really fair? In my idea of fair, those who follow the rules get their just desserts.  But this isn't really true. The Bible says in Mathew 5:45 "He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust." This is after Jesus gives his words on passive resistance telling us to love our enemies....


Hmmmm, well that makes sense in the way eternal things do; like how we have an inkling of the immensity of the ocean and its many wonders, but can't really comprehend it. 


What if everything was really fair?  What if I believed that God (or whatever your favorite pet name is) was weaving everything together in a way that benefited all beings?  What if I could trust that if my kid weren't on that raft it was fair?


I decided to trust.  After all, being angry and railing against reality wasn't really having a pleasant effect on my day anyway. Yes, trusting was very pleasant indeed.  I felt joy return and a new kind of resilience overflowing from my being. 15 minutes later I had a text letting me know my daughter was on the raft.


Maybe we could all practice trusting a little more.  Maybe you are struggling with something out of your control. I tell you, let it go! Decide to trust. Feelings are nothing more that decisions/judgments we place on things.  I know big feeling are harder to overturn, but maybe we could all practice in the small moments, so that when we find ourselves in those big ones we'll be equipped to change our feelings from fear and anger to trust and love.  


What do you say?

Kale

Red Russian Kale

Kale is super easy to grow from seed.  You don't need starts!  Direct seed in fall and enjoy through the winter.

Turn on Your Love Light

Today was a little rough.

I have had a lot to get done lately; making preparations for our wedding, midterms, the farm, my house, the office, my kids...

I blew up on my sweetheart and was snappy to my daughter today. I know there are better things to read about on the internet, but I am getting to the good part. Today was rough, but then this afternoon it hit me. "I am supposed to be enjoying these things, not stressing about them."

So I decided to go back to enjoying life.

Yes, just like that. How many of you out there are too busy to enjoy life?

I'm planning my wedding. I'm going to enjoy it. My sweetie is getting a new office and I really love the adventure of new, so I am going to enjoy picking paints and carpets. My kids and I are moving house shortly and we get to refresh the place we are moving to before we get there. What a blessing that I have the ability physically to do all that hard work! I really mean it.

It's spring!!! Folks everywhere are manifesting the energy of spring in their lives. The call of new life is all around beckoning us to enjoy its irrepressible explosion of newness. I certainly don't want to miss out on that--do you?

I charge you, people everywhere, to wake up and decide to enjoy your day. Decide to press into everything you know to be good and lovely. You will like it and so will the people around you.

Turn your light up in the joy department.

Oregon Ban the Bag Take Action!

Oregon Ban the Bag Take Action!

Take a moment to tell your representative how you feel by clicking the above link.

There is no reason for us to have plastic bags at grocery stores. Nowadays you can purchase a reusable bag for 99 cents!

Moving towards sustainability slowly and steadily is an achievable goal. Let us stand up and take action in the ways we can.

Buy local when you can.

Buy organic when you can.

Recycle.

Plant a tree.

Hug someone.

Don't buy more crap for your house.

Volunteer for something you believe in once a month--even once a year!

Let's hear some replies from you. Something simple you do to make a difference.