I went for a walk on the beach today at sunrise to clear my head. So much noise in the lead-up to the election... I was looking for a way to replace the buzz of the internet with a more natural sound. Along the coast, all I could hear was the reassuring rhythm of the waves. Crash, pause, crash, pause, crash, pause... While I let the sound wash over me, my gaze turned to the ground... Hearts everywhere! Some whole, some broken, some small, some large... All together in one beautiful carpet of green, punctuated by purple... The purple flowers were all closed when I arrived at the beach, but as the sun rose, they gradually began to welcome a new day. Bit by bit, they opened to the warmth of the sun... And then, as I watched and waited, I thought I saw a tiny bird... but then realized it was a giant bee. A sturdy beach bee dutifully pollinating the purple flowers. It had large wings to navigate the strong winds... Can you find it? The bee was confident and undeterred... and successful. The stretch of green hearts and purple flowers up and and down the beach was a testament to its labor... Here we are, friends...
Two weeks from the 2020 election. A nation of fragile hearts, punctuated with a few islands of purple thought. Whatever the outcome of this crazy election, we are going to need purple thinking to chart a path forward that will include all of the precious hearts in our nation. It takes persistent bees to keep pollinating purple thought in these challenging times, but we can do it. Buzz, buzz, buzz...
5 Comments
10/20/2020 12:43:09 pm
Such a lovely, peaceful image to start my day. Hope is what we need right now. The hope of your tireless working bee.
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Purple Jen
10/21/2020 10:42:47 pm
Thanks for reading...and for sharing your hope daily! Buzz, Buzz, Buzz! :)
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Nat
10/22/2020 06:29:45 pm
You bet! I really like this one.
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Mary
10/20/2020 05:38:00 pm
Thank you Dear Jen. That was so beautiful and such an important message for all. “ We are going to need purple thinking to include all the precious hearts in our nation.” INDEED! Your message makes me smile and brings me hope.
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Purple Jen
10/21/2020 10:44:41 pm
Thanks for taking the time to read and comment, Mary...and thanks for all that YOU do each day to share hope and joy! :)
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