Yesterday i worked out in the sun, picking up sticks and pulling up roots. Hard work, dirt, heat.
tiring, exhausting, draining. But good.
Partway through the day i realized that i was not appreciating the beauty around me. Tired as i was, there was no excuse for not appreciating the pleasant day. Complaining about the heat when the weather was gorgeous. Seeing only the desolateness of the plowed over ground and the mud on my shoes. Not the trees overhead, or the pattern of mud tracks, or the detail of each stick. Not even the bugs or the stones.
After that i tried to take a minute to look around and find something beautiful. It was harder than i thought it would be. But when we were finished - sitting in the shade resting - a spider crawled over near us. Such an amazing little creation. Black and silver and orange. It's little fuzzy feelers and legs. Crawling slowly and carefully with a missing leg. Perfectly made how God planned.
Coincidence it was there at that moment?... I think not. And it made my day!
With dirty clothes and heavy eyes i climbed in the car and let the breeze from the window blow over me.
-written 3/12/11-
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