If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it. ~Mary EngelbreitI have long been a Mary Engelbreit aficionado. She is a bit too perky for some but I enjoy an eclectic blend of style in my home and office, and her style blends right in! Her artwork often includes a theme or a quote; the one cited above is certainly one of my favorites!
The photograph I posted is also pertinent to change (Autumn) and changing the way I think about something. I enjoy the way the ever-faithful Virginia Creeper adorns my grapevine archway and along my fence. It is almost as tenacious as the wild grapevine that graces my country garden (and hither and yon!). However, when it comes to the matter of a gazillion seeds dropping into my country garden — I have to draw the line! So, I have been dedicated to weed it out except for the north fence line.
However, something I realized was that come October-November I could simply trim back those seeds as they draped over the fence. Thus preventing said gazillion seeds popping up next Spring! Yay!
Simple thing, actually, but revolutionary if we could simply apply it to other aspects of our Life-Garden. Right? Especially sincewe can only change ourselves (and not another person). And especially since some situations must be faced head-on instead of ignored or walked-away from. And in order to accomplish that we must change the way we think about said situations! :-D
"Take what you want and leave the rest." is a catch phrase from my 20's when I attended Al-Anon meetings. The concept stayed in my head ... and funny thing — 20 some years later — I think I finally get it! ;-)
And, I can thank G-d for Virginia Creeper, since apparently it was the closer on this whole "change what you can" and "leave the rest" deal!
