KEEP TRYING is a common theme throughout life. it's an important lesson but one that requires discerning when it is worth the effort and when it is necessary to say no more.
take plants for example. for years i have attempted to root and grow an avocado pit. except for one tiny shoot with a single leaf that quickly withered, there had been no success in growing an avocado plant from a pit. until recently. finally! one avocado pit sprouted roots, a shoot and when there were two leaves, the pit was planted in soil. it continues to thrive.
every time i look at the plant i am filled with giddy pleasure at having a successful KEEP TRYING. keep trying and know what to try for and what to let go.
it's learn something new for whimsical wednesday! what will you learn? continue with something already undertaken or begin something new?
i have no idea what i will learn today. but i will definitely learn something.
*my learn something new for whimsical wednesday was to delve into american history. i spend a few hours, with a cup of tea, delving into what we consider american history. however, i read sources uncommonly used in presenting the narrative. enlightening.
from merriam-webster:
contranyms or "janus words" are words that are their own opposites. some examples include: sanction, oversight, cleave, clip, fast.
solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. my book continues to be, because reading is slow these days, eric larson's the splendid and the vile: a sage of churchill, family and defiance during the blitz. what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project.
from uber facts:
reincarnation is forbidden in china without government permission.
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marian wright edelman:
if you don't like the way the world is, you change it. you have an obligation to change it. you just do it one step at a time.
we are creating a mandela using natural items for whimsical wednesday. what is a mandela? a mandela is a representation in art in the form of a circle. it can be created via any medium: painting, fabric, chalk on a sidewalk, rocks, just to offer a few examples.
gather whatever natural items you would like to use in your mandela. you can take a walk and gather your items or use items you have at home. then enjoy the process of arranging those items in a pleasing circular pattern.
*this early morning i was outside wandering about the farm as i picked up several feathers from the ducks, geese, guineas and chickens; as well as picked queen anne's lace blossoms to create the natural mandela. here's the result of my gatherings:
from shannon the shenanigator:
it takes a photon about 40,000 years to travel from the core of the sun to its surface, but only 8 minutes to travel from the surface to earth. so that light you are seeing: it's 40,000 years old.
solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. my book continues to be eric larson's the splendid and the vile: a sage of churchill, family and defiance during the blitz. what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project.
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barbara jordan:
what the people want is very simple; they want an america as good as its promise.
we are playing a game for whimsical wednesday. please share your response to the following:
what is the last thing you ate? this answer becomes the name of your pet!
the last thing i ate was oatmeal!
from quite interesting:
redwoods, alone among trees, are occasionally albino; unable to produce chlorophyll. they are bright white.
solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. my book continues to be eric larson's the splendid and the vile: a saga of churchill, family and defiance during the blitz. what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project.
