Here in Slovenia, it is such a grey day. The sun is hiding as we head towards the shortest day.
I have been working with my little packets of Sunflower seeds harvested from a giant Sunflower Mandala I created here on the land this year. I didn’t know how I would make up packets of seeds for the Children of the World to plant next year, but I found a seed packet template on the Internet and it even has sunflowers already printed on growing very tall.
I have already left one packet at the primary school my father attended around 80 years ago in Leeds UK and another one is on its way to the Children’s Centre which is for the very young children.
So I know that inside these seeds the Sun is always shining, even when I look up and see just a blanket of clouds. I think how we conceal our own joy sometimes under a blanket and don’t let our radiant hearts shine.
I will soon be posting some photos of the Giant Sunflower Mandala 2008, called Moonshine. Come back and visit again.
All love, joy and peace
Mandalalinda
P.S. Looking forward to hearing any of your own Sunflower stories!
About mandalalinda
Earth lover, mother and grandmother - passionate about dance, sunflowers, children and mandalas. I am a pioneer and dreamer, living wildly on the edge of form and allowing the ephemeral to infuse my passions. In this way I can create spontaneously, allowing the vibrancy of light, colour and movement to infuse my voice, my art, my writing, my gardening, all of me. In this freedom, I can know joy, embrace it in my heart and let it go.
Dominic,
we go with the Sun and never ever have to dig the depth of the night to re-discover Sun.
Rouzanna
Dearest Rouzanna, I read a book by Philip Kapleau and titled the THREE PILLARS OF ZEN..and it had a quote in it as to saying this"we were brought into this world without shovels." meaning we should appreciate what we have and not dig up anything before us or ahead of us..as in my mantra it is always str8 ahead..one hand clapping+++++>..enjoy my love*
May you live in peace and harmony surround you always(+)
Dom*
Dear 'Flying Zen Brother!
New vision! of nature,beautifully dipicted!
When sun comes!Moon and sars get wraped in the light! Are present! but we cant see them!In the Cycle of nature!Things submerge!-mereg!and emerge!successively!Nothing comes or goes!any where.All this a grand ilussion!
JAI HO!
With best wishes!
@run
@run thanks for your kindest words my good young man..become entangled with the light and always shine well my Zen Soul Bro, JAI HO!*
May you live in peace and harmony surround you always(+)
Dom*