Wednesday, January 18, 2012

flexibilty


(snow falling on bamboo)

To me, the ending felt so correct and so appropriate that it seemed to bend over backward to kiss the beginning.

Elizabeth Gilbert

With only 1/2 inch of snow on Sunday, the bamboo in front of the house leaned to the ground. An hour later after the snow melted, once again the bamboo stood taller than the eaves of the second story.

Oh, to be so flexible...to be able in the end to bend over backward and kiss the beginning.

5 comments:

Sandi said...

I like this little post on flexibility. It's good to think about!

fullsoulahead.com said...

Gorgeous quote. Gorgeous sentiments.

kario said...

Awesome! (Said as I look out the window to the nearly twelve inches of snow I have now. My trees are bending, bending, bending...).

Deb Shucka said...

Thanks for the reminder that bending can ultimately result in standing tall.

graceonline said...

I'm with Deb. Thanks for the reminder. I've certainly been doing my share of bending in the last week! Time to straighten up.