“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are”
– Author Unknown
“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact.
– Marcus Aurelius
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
– Henry David Thoreau
Thought of the Day:
On my morning walk around my neighborhood today, I immersed myself in the smorgasbord of colors, sounds, and smells. I noticed my neighbor’s bushes, which had been completely covered in spider webs. I noticed a huge bush of white and yellow flowers growing next to my mailbox.
A neighbor had informed me recently that the white and yellow flowers were actually weeds that needed to be pulled. I smiled and replied that I thought they were beautiful and that every day I picked a new one with my daughter to bring to her father as a gift.
Another person had mentioned to me that the spider webs would need to be cleaned from the bushes because they were an eye sore. I thought they were one of the most spectacular and awe inspiring works of art I had ever encountered.
What lovely reminders that everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
How true! As a beekeeper I see the pictured flowers as a Godsend to the bees in the local area. I’ve spent most of my urban living life trying to rid my yard of dandelions. Now I learn they are great sources of nectar early in the nectar gathering season. They are rich in both pollen and nectar, providing a great source of food for pollinators. Each bright yellow head contains around 100 individual flowers.