This is a close up shot of one of the many beautiful Iris's that grew in the
flower bed next to the Tiger Lillies.
The flowers grew right under my nose.
I planted them there so that I would see the beauty of their full colorful display as I passed by in the process of coming and going from the front door of the house.
Somehow in spite of myself and my own good intentions, I would often blindly pass the flower beds while stuck in my head. I was just too busy to see.
Said the Domestic Engineer to herself
Schedule ME time into my every day-
Remind myself on a regular basis!
I pulled into the driveway at home and shut off the car.
I lay my head forward to rest it on the steering wheel but for a moment
because a moment too long might find me sleeping at the wheel.
Twas the end of a very busy day and the start of an even busier evening.
I was tired. I was hungry. I was ornery.
I sighed as I lifted my head from the wheel.
I had to march on. Time limits are real.
I loaded up my body with grocery bags and soldiered towards the house.
I suddenly became acutely aware of the warm, breeze that blew.
I was overcome with the warmth of the sun beaming on my face.
I was awed by the vision of color radiating at my feet.
I stopped in my tracks.
This was my reminder that "Me time" matters.
Put down the groceries girl. You gotta get at it!
I knelt down beside the Irises.
Their beauty overwhelmed me.
The moment captured me.
I captured the memory..
I have been absent from myself.
