AGOSTO
AUGUST MARKED THE CLOSE OF THE FARMING WORK CYCLE FOR THE ANCIENT ROMANS, DESIGNATING IT A TIME FOR CELEBRATION.
AS OUR WORK ON THE FARM TRANSITIONS TO PREPARING FOR THE BUSY HARVEST SEASON, WE HAVE LITTLE TIME TO CELEBRATE, BUT STILL MAKE AN EFFORT TO ENJOY THE SEASONAL BEAUTY.
WHERE DO YOU FIND BEAUTY?
IN A FACE?
IN A FORM?
IN A FEELING?
WE FIND IT IN NATURE, OF COURSE.
BRILLIANT BLOOMS!
BUOYANT BUTTERFLIES!
BUZZING BEES!
ALL BOUNTIIFUL. ALL INSPIRING.
WE ALSO FIND BEAUTY IN OUR OWN PLACE WITHIN NATURE, AS A PART OF NATURE ITSELF. SEASONS. CYCLES. RHYTHMS. THE INTERCONNECTIVITY OF THE UNIVERSE. WE ARE BUT A SMALL PART.
WE ARE TIRED. BODIES ARE SORE. MINDS EXHAUSTED. EMOTIONS DRAINED. SOMEHOW, THERE IS BEAUTY IN THIS FEELING.
THE BEAUTY OF THE PRESENT. OF THE MOMENT. BEAUTY IS ALL AROUND US AND WE ARE A PART OF THAT BEAUTY.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BEAUTY OF WHAT IS YET TO COME? THOSE BEFORE US GIFTED US AS MUCH, REMEMBER. WE SHALL GIFT UPON THE NEXT GENERATION AS WELL.
FIND BEAUTY, AMICI!