The old cliché "Laughter is the best medicine" is so very true!
Aches and pains disappear, both physically and in matters of the heart.
Our lives are just like seasons, ranging from sunny warm days to cold, dark winters. We must embrace and accept each season, just like the flowers of the fields.
The sunflower holds its head up high, facing the sun. However, as it starts wilting, not in vain though, the back of the flower head turns brown. Just when one thinks there's nothing left, the seeds show their beauty – plump and ready to burst. Now is the time to harvest, and of course, there are many uses for these black and white-coloured seeds.
We recently had to trim some tree branches overhanging the roof, and although the ends look really ugly, leaves are already starting to grow back.
A 50-foot-high tree in Wales was damaged by a storm and had to be cut down. What happened to this old storm-battered giant of the woods? A chainsaw sculptor carved the end of the branch into a hand, as if it's reaching for the sky. It's simply stunning and something I would dearly love to see the Giant Hand of Vyrnwy with my own eyes!
Even though we feel all is lost and we'll never be able to stand up again, remember the sunflower, and that giant tree. Hold your head up high, allow yourself to wilt, but don't forget to reach up to the sky.
Rewrite that bucket list, and start ticking them off, way more valuable than any grief counseling, I believe!
Going through old photos, and birthday cards – remember those? Old theater programs, and wedding invitations – all brought back awesome memories. I had to brush away a tear every so often, but also had a couple of good chuckles, remembering funny incidents, the kids' funny drawings of Ouma and Oupa, as well as Dad and Mom – all very special.
I will have to scan them all; some of the pages have yellowed quite a bit!
I am so thankful that I have these stored in a box overflowing with memories, both happy and sad, but I hold onto those with happy, smiling faces, and look forward to storing them here on Hive, forever!
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