I awoke to these sunflowers that had bloomed while I was away. It was a sweet reminder that life is a precious and iffy venture.
These plants, like the avocado tree in my living room (that looks as though it would very much like to climb out the window), grew from seeds that I had bought for food. I sprouted them, and they showed a very strong will to get about this business of living. Of all of the seeds I have bought, it was these that were chosen, at random, for life . . . on their own. I will not pretend that this is all there is to my experience of them. This is what they have brought to me today. I believe that, whatever their lives may entail, it is better than not having the opportunity. If I am to live, let me do it fully! Let me feel the highs and the lows and savor the feeling of them. Belly laughs and heaving sobs are what life gives us . . . if we are lucky!