As this is the first post that I have put on here, I suppose that the first thing I should do is to say “hello”!
The calendar might tell us that we have only just entered into spring, but the land definitely has other ideas! Spring has been thrusting ahead for many weeks now.. green shoots are sprouting everywhere, buds are swelling, birds have been chorusing gloriously since January.
It is marvellous to see the turning of the season and life returning with full thrust but it can become a little worrying too.
Suddenly I can see that some of the tasks I had hoped to complete before spring really got under way are simply not going to get done and that I will probably have to wait until next winter to do them… the planting of the labyrinth and the planting/building of a willow loo structure among them!
But in the end, does it really matter? Our presence at Cae Non has always been based on working sensitively with the land, the weather and the seasons, and it is the living presences now that must take precedence. It is looking around you and smelling the air, really feeling that sunshine, really appreciating that hot mug of coffee, really seeing and hearing the people in front of you that is most important. To live fully and happily in this moment.
Everyone says that time seems to be going faster… everyone seems so terribly busy with so much to fit in and do. Suppose the world ended tomorrow. Would it really have mattered whether that last document was typed, the last washer-load of clothes done, the cushions straightened, the front porch swept? But the few minutes you gave to your neighbour next door, or your mum on the phone, or your partner or child would. Perhaps we should all aim to have a few free minutes each day, to lovingly and unhurriedly bestow on someone we care about… even ourselves.
Time to take our time occasionally, and really stop and appreciate what is going on around us… have a nice day!