"No man is an island"...........................................

"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent."                                                        John Donne

Tonight, I made a really crazy decision to go outside and water my garden while my quinoa was cooking, but these are the types of decisions that I make sometimes. So, I ran down to the garden, and one of my neighbors was sitting under the gazebo drinking a cup of tea. I did not notice him; I was thinking about my garden and my quinoa. He softly said "Hello Jackie." I was so thrilled to see him, and he seemed equally as thrilled to see me. I invited him to come over to my garden where we talk about how good my garden was growing. I was excited that we actually discovered a whole green bean, which means that there are many more to come. Next thing I knew, here comes another neighbor who came to work in her garden. We all ended up admiring my garden. I'm not boasting, but it is quite amazing. The garden conversation led to other conversations. I watered my garden as we talked, and I rushed upstairs praying that my quinoa was not burnt.

As I was eating my quinoa, that did not burn, with mixed vegetables, I sat and thought about how content I felt to have just had this spontaneous conversation, that really was a little thing, that meant so much!

"No man is an island"...........................................



A garden that is similar to mine :)