“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face into the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or reach my hands to the sky and want more than the world your return.” - Mary Jean Iron

All too easily I get caught up in a destination mindset. I begin to view my days as stepping stones, unnoteworthy parts along the way to my next big goal. Days seem plentiful, their quantity almost daunting at times. Placeholders, fillers, and todo list that need to be dealt along the way. Stepping stones intentionally filled with planning, dreaming, and yearning for the next phase of living to begin. How easy it is to feel yourself being pulled into a trance, to categorize the day to day things as mundane. Chores that need to be checked off before real life can begin. Once I get A,B, and C done then I will begin to enjoy my life. But looking back my life is defined by these little moments, these easily overlooked everyday tasks.

This sweet bee, snuggled in a willow flower caught my eye on one of my mad dashes from point A to point B. It made me think how many other moments can be overlooked on the “quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow.”

Take a few moments this week to dive into some Alexi Pappas material this week. This Armchair Expert interview is the first I have heard of her and it struck a beautiful note with me. She so eloquently describes issues mental health achievement and success, control, and overloading yourself with goals to disguise mental struggles.

It was a week filled with doing the “everyday” things. Compost was added to the True Blue Flower Field - 52 payloader buckets full! True and I also spent a lot of time seeding our hot weather loving plants - celosia, strawflower, and zinnias! Wild leeks have made an appearance on our plates this week too! They are a early spring Minnesota native - and if harvested responsibly make a delicious addition to any meal. True is slowly warming up to future best friend Archer - oh the trouble they will get into. The week has also been filled with beaver trapping. My husband has his trapping license and has been trapping the beavers out of our pond. We have tried to coexist with them but in the last year they have taken out over a hundred trees from out yard - some over 2 feet around. An incredible creature, but not a good one to have in your yard. So far we have gotten three beavers in 2 days and Lucy feels we couldn’t have done it without her.