Flowers and garbage. A sustaining thought. Things bloom so that they can die and become the base material for new beautiful things. Life is a cycle and it is important to remember that. The “good” needs to come with the “bad” and both are good in the overall scheme of things.
We had dinner with friends yesterday – the friendships trace back over 30 years, and meeting one let to meeting another led to meeting another. The threads have held us loosely together for so long, and getting back together is so comfortable! I am so grateful to have that continuity.
One of the things that came up was another friend who is currently ill. She plays a part in the whole movement of things as well, and that led to discussions of people in the chain between her and us.
Life is so beautiful. Even the difficult relationships are a part of the tapestry that is a life well lived (and EVERY life is a life well-lived on some level). I am amazed and humbled at the things that have happened, the lessons I have learned, the opportunities that I have taken or missed. All is fodder for the future, and beyond me, the future of my friends, their friends, and on and on.
Tags: a life well lived, friendship, meditation, wheel of life
