"The bee collects honey from flowers in such a way to do the least damage or destruction to them, and he leaves them whole, undamaged and fresh, just as he found them." ~ St. Francis de Sales
Many of us watch birds. Have you ever watched bees? Many of us fear being stung so we avoid them. I often have too.
But during recent visits to the botanical garden that inspired my new book, The Twelve Gifts from the Garden: Life Lessons for Peace and Well-Being, I took time to approach flowers with care and watch bees at work. I found myself awed by the blur of their wings - beating at 230 times a second - by their grace, and by how they give and take without damage.
Today's let's consider living a bit more like bees, with this motto: Give some. Take some. Take only what you need.
In The Twelve Gifts from The Garden, I write about encounters with bees, butterflies, seeds, roots, leaves, and many varieties of flowers and trees.
To me, even more significant than the lessons they offer and what this book is about is how it can transport readers to this garden and into a transformative relationship with nature, feeling not apart from it but a part of it. For me this leads to an increased sense of well-being. Peace too.
To glimpse this garden, please visit my brand new today website - www.CharleneCostanzo.com - and
"Enter the Garden." I'd love to hear what you think!
May we all give and take with beauty and grace and remember that we are connected.
In love,
Charlene
P.S. - The Twelve Gifts from the Garden will be released on September 15, little over two weeks from now. If you order it now, which you can do on my website, you will be among the first to receive it. If you wish to receive a signed bookplate for the book, please email me at CharleneCostanzo@gmail.com Thank you!
THE ELEVENTH GIFT IS LOVE. It will grow each time you give it away. - from The Twelve Gifts of Birth
