Allex is safely in bed and I feel thankful that he is. There are so many things to be thankful for. Life is so precarious. I get caught up in the details and have to remind myself to slow down and enjoy the moments.

Allex makes so many moments worth savoring that I feel trully blessed to have him in my life. Children really add a lot to life. They add a lot of work too :) but the reward is exponential.

I have been really sick this past week. And Allex has been content to watch movies with me and take it slow. In fact, I think he enjoyed that more than our usual schedule. It makes me realize how nice it is to stop and just BE for awhile. He does that naturally. He reminds me to slow down. He seems to thrive more when things are slower. I think maybe I do too. (Its wonderful what you can learn from different sources.)

Speaking of learning things from different sources, I'm convinced that the Orchid Plant in my kitchen, given to me by good friend on her moving day, is teaching me patience. I water it every 3 days and every 3 days it rewards me with 1cm of growth! It's like clockwork. No more, no less. And only every 3 days. It has taken me awhile to figure out the optimum watering cycle. But, now I've got it and I'm hoping that eventually, on the strict 3 day cyle, the stems will grow tall enough and sprout flower buds.

Nurturing the Orchid is now my daily meditation. Esther gave it to me as a priveledge and made me promise to take care of it. So, I am. And I feel like it's some excercise given to me by a Guru. I wonder if Esther intended it to be? She has that way about her. I fought it for awhile, even thought about chucking it, but now, I'm resolved to endure the process and see what the outcome will be.