Tag: cotton

Stuck!

Jennifred Jones

Don’t allow yourself to remain stuck thinking…

‘I don’t know about…or how to…’   You’re holding yourself back.

Part of the purpose in life is to grow and develop what we like, who we are and begin to share and help people. It’s so fulfilling to be on a path talking with others about newly attained interests.

So, what interests you? What do you want to know more about?

  • Different sizes of bird eggs and why?
  • Sunset times across the globe.
  • Which plants do better in the sun or shade.
  • Why linen is more sustainable and easier to grow than cotton.
  • Where can I collect rocks?
  • How do I mix a batch of concrete?
  • How to start a campfire?
  • How can I make bread?

Pick an area and begin to inquire more about it. talk to people, read online or at the library. Anything to get you moving again.

One of the best things is to go outside, get some fresh air, take a walk and let your mind be free to look at what is there and what you already have.

Let’s get ourselves unstuck so we can move freely in life.

We really can!

Grow!!!

Jennifred Jones

For the last two weeks it’s been raining/blowing cotton all over the patio, plants and ground!

Probably a 70′ cottonwood tree is still covered with hanging cottony puffs from the ends of every branch. It will be a while before it quits dropping cotton. Each individual puff of cotton has only one tiny seed attached…kind of reminds me of a badminton birdie design.

Why do we need 4 million seeds flying around from one tree? Stuff is meant to grow and provide more than enough. This one tree provides not only seeds for new trees, but also seeds for birds to eat, plus the cotton provides soft lining for the baby birds’ nests. Left over cotton turns back into dirt to replenish the land. I have a love/hate relationship with the tree because of the cotton flying everywhere, but the upside is the terrific shade it provides and the rustley sound as the wind blows through it.

I think all of nature tells us we are to grow, increase, do better, strive for more, become stronger, in turn becoming more helpful…just look back at all the great things mankind has done to better the lives of themselves, creating more beauty, making life easier from what we’ve been given by the earth.

Let’s not digress and diminish what we do. There should be no guilt or shame for making/creating/having abundance. God intended it to be this way. He says, “Grow”! and remember Me while you do.