It is as it is!

[ismenin]

Me in Rivendell! Ouch!


I thought I'd let you know that LSR is at her daughter's home for Easter, so my story will be posted when she has had time to look at it. Sorry about this, but folks have lives beryond lj, as some of you will know! :D

In the meantime, I thought you might like to read this true story.





Several times my daughter had telephoned: "Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they're over."

It was a two-hour drive.

"I'll come next Tuesday," I promised on her third call.

Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Reluctantly I drove. When I finally arrived, I was welcomed by my grandchildren.

"Forget the daffodils, Carolyn," I said.

"The road's invisible in the fog, and there's nothing in the world I want to see enough to drive another inch!"

"We're going to see the daffodils," Carolyn said. "I'll drive. I'm used to this."

After about 20 minutes, we turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a handmade sign reading "Daffodil Garden". We got out of the car, each took a child's hand, followed the path.

Then, as we turned a corner, I looked up and gasped.

Before me lay the most glorious sight - as though someone had taken a great vat of gold and poured it over the slopes. Five acres of flowers were planted in great ribbons of deep orange, creamy white and lemon yellow. "Who did this?" I asked.

"One woman."

Carolyn pointed to a small house sitting in the midst of that glory. We walked up to it. On the patio was a poster saying:

"Answers to the Questions You Are Asking."

The first answer said "50,000 bulbs".
Then "One at a time, by one woman".
Then "Began in 1958".

That moment was life-changing. I thought of this woman I'd never met, who, more than 40 years before, began to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure spot.

Planting one bulb at a time, year after year, she had forever changed the world in which she lived. One day at a time, she had created something of extraordinary magnificence, beauty and inspiration.

The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of celebration. And learning to love the Doing - one step at a time.

"It makes me sad," I admitted to my daughter.

"What might I have accomplished if I'd thought of a wonderful goal 40 years ago and had worked away at it through all those years? Just think what I might have been able to achieve!"

Carolyn summed up the message of the day in her usual direct way.

"Start tomorrow," she said.





A Happy and Blessed Easter to those of you who celebrate it - and to everybody, Grace, Happiness and Light xxxxx

Comments

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

How beautiful. I hope you're having a wonderful Easter Sunday, Ru.

[janejanejane.livejournal.com]

A beautiful and inspiring story, thank you, dearest Issi :-)

And a very happy and peaceful Easter to you too *bless*

XXX

[not-alone.livejournal.com]

Happy Easter Issy - that is a lovely story:)

[ladysunrope.livejournal.com]

You did take on a goal -you started writing m/m !

[primula-baggins.livejournal.com]

Oh, Issi, what a beautiful story!

I love the pic of you a Rivendell, too. lol! And here I thought all the fuss was about some Ring and an Evil Lord. ;-)

[http://users.livejournal.com/tweedle_/]

You in Rivendell! lol! I love it!

That is a lovely, inspirational story.

We have heavy fog today as well and intending to go and look at Stone Henge in it. Might be quite mystical! :) XXOO

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

That's lovely.

Happy Easter to you! :)