I find it amazing that when we are small we feel so connected to the world. Could it be because our world and lives are so small at that point in time? Our teens and twenties are spent floating somewhere between space, total oblivion and MTV's newest brilliant piece of crap. As I am looking forward to beginning my thirties in less than a year, I have really changed what my goals and life focus is. I am not sure if it is the age/race/intellect/upbringing demographic that I fit into or if it is a natural thing that many people go through as the hangover from the insanity of our quarter life crisis subsides. Anyway, as it were I realized this today during my 4 hour yard tending session. I spent four hours in my space accompanied by my ipod and the dogs. I raked leaves while they played and we all enjoyed the day.
I felt the presence of my mother and father near me as I raked leaves in a very meditative style. I thought about how many times my mother tried to teach me the importance of learning to grow things. How she always told me that nothing could compare to the feeling of accomplishment that comes with planting something and watching it grow. SO today I also measured out the area for my vegetable garden. Coming Summer of 2010. :)
In the past week I have finally laid the proper plans for the crazy (and not so crazy) ideas that I have. It is obvious that I want to be healthier and grow my own food. This should also create an interesting future post about the difficulty or general irritations of gardening, and let's not forget canning. Yep, gonna try that too.
And if I hadn't already put enough emphasis on my food, I have decided that I want to make (or at least sample) the international dish from every country in the world. I say sample for two reasons: 1)I live in a redneck suburb of Nashville, TN and while I have found a fancy (and stinky) International Market...they do not carry everything.
And 2) I do not want to risk mercury poisoning or Marc's health by making my own sushi/sashimi (Japan's National Dish). So there are going to be many new and fun food related posts in the future.
Lesson of the day: I have spent the day in meditative reflection and have realized that I love my life, who I am, am more importantly who I am becoming.
And I love this post today! Heading for the bed on these thoughts, with good feelings about life in Nashville. Flying tomorrow; these transitions are always hard, but your writing has soothed my mind as well as yours. And I am so happy for your garden and cooking plans! Just feels right 'n proper, don't it?
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