My, How They Do Grow…Impermanence and Joyful Human Birth
My daughter just turned 18. This is a picture of her as a little girl…cute, isn’t it? She’s an adult now and I haven’t changed as much as she has. They age so quickly through several phases of life: the baby in the belly, birth, babyhood, childhood, preteen, teen, then adult—and at the same time if we’re lucky we simply become slightly older, a bit gray, a little less full of the bounce of youth. But we haven’t gone through the dramatic changes they have. I have a tiny wrinkle for every day I’ve been a mother!
This morning in my garden my meditation was on impermanence and the joy of having a human birth. The freesias are putting on quite a show of red and yellow! How quickly it all changes. The parts of the universe are constantly recycling, and people are just part of that flow. How many of our loved ones who’ve passed on do we remember every day in our prayers and throughout our activities? They are always with us but not here on this earth.
Non-attachment seems like such a good idea, but it’s so desperately hard not to feel attached to people, places, things, and situations.
If we have the chance at the moment to do something good, joyous, beautiful, even helpful, we should seize that moment, because it’s on its way out the door.
Just like my border collie puppy, who just grabbed the french baguette off the counter and ran out the door with it, thinking she got away with something. Luckily for me, the baguette fell out of the paper and I saved it.
(This is a dog and cat friendly place, but, as I’ve said before, I keep them out of the beadwork.)
Take care, seize the day!
