Perspective

Succulents are so pretty. I am up in Maine this weekend with the hubs and babe visiting my mother in law. She is a professional gardener. She LOVES plants. There is not a corner or window in this house that does not have a plant. It amazes me how she keeps them all alive! This picture is of one of my favorites. The colors that succulents can be are so beautiful. I do not have a green thumb, its more of a yellow “wants to be green” thumb. My husband got his from his mother.

This is also where he got his appreciation of organic living. Thus rubbing off on me. Every single thing in this house is made of natural or organic products. Every piece of food as well. My MIL is very “granola” as they say. She has a local co op that she gardens for so she gets a great discount there. I wish we had one closer where I live. Its a 25 min. ride to get to it. Anyways, its all locally grown organic produce, spices, baking items, dairy, body care, etc. It’s wonderful.

I don’t particularly need to be as hardcore as she is, but every time we come here it makes me realize I can do better, and that I should do better. Not only in what I buy for my family but how I think about things. Politically we differ in our thoughts big time…but spiritually my mother in law likes to live a Buddha-esque life style. She tries to focus on positivity even if things are not going right in her life. She can pull a positive from a negative and really make you re think things. Of course in my mind its ok to be a little negative sometimes, and to want more out of life…but I also realize I should take a moment at times to reflect on the good things in my life, because there is a lot of good. I need to refrain from selfishness, greediness, (which I am not often, but can be) and other things that are toxic to life. I want to have a positive life!

I think when we get home I am going to buy my own succulent and start there:) It will be my own symbol of positivity and a reminder that even though it’s not perfect, my life is pretty darn good:)