So what were the lessons and gifts from yesterday?
As I was driving down Hillsboro Blvd. I said to myself, most people have no clue that beautification has just been completed along the road as they were too busy with the thoughts in their heads. How many times have you gotten to a destination without even knowing how you got there or what you saw along the way? I appreciate that the city knew the value in sprucing up the place and am grateful for driving by beauty everyday.
After leaving Ellenville Moonlight Farmer's Market last evening, I just felt the sense of community as families gathered to enjoy good homemade food, listen to music, buy fresh produce and plants and crafts/jewerly, experience acupuncture and massage, etc. More and more of these events are occurring around the country as people see the value of grass roots camaraderie. All it takes is someone to create the setting, reach out to merchants and invite the people. Small town America at it's best which can even be duplicated in large cities.
Today, our country is reeling from the stock market dropping by over 500 points yesterday and the uncertainty of the job markets, our economy, the crisis in Europe, etc. What shows up is fear and uncertainty. We are in the midst of massive change in how we do business, how much the government is involved and how the country is being led. Change can sometimes be very difficult but also needed and this is showing up this year in many forms. Lots of lessons and time for reflection. We can't give up or give in but do what we can to keep ourselves sane and resilient.
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