Feeeeww!

Got everything but Boo-Boo's section Mowed. I have to remend myself not to beat myself up for taking a couple of days to do it...after all, with my regular health issues AND an inflamed herniated disk I did better than most guys PERIOD, not to mention of my age;>.
It MIGHT Rain today....I truly Hope so. The areas the sprinklers don't hit are parched,if not dying. Our Sandy soil doesn't help either.
So far no more blossoms on the 'Hosui' Asian Pear, while the 'Shinseki' is covered. Luckly, the 'S' is self-fertile, as well as tasty! I have to admit it, if you live where you can Grow them, I'd recommend Asian Pears over European. While they aren't as Sweet as some cultivars,their later blooming esp. in areas where "fickle frosts" can happen alone make them worth it. They also don't seem to have as many problems, esp here in the South. The biggest problem is the same as it is for the Asian Persimmon, certain cultures consider them both good luck AND fair game...no matter how close to the house you plant them. Luckly, Pears don't have the cachet that Persimmons do here. My folks are thinking of cutting theirs down because of the damage to their property fruit theives cause at night....
Cheers,
Pat

Time....

Yesterday, I was over at our local aids org making sure all my paperwork was up-to-date. While there the subject of both support groups and conferences came up. Thing is, like ANYTHING you've done for yrs, you've "GOT IT", at least to the level needed in your life. Everything I've needed to say or have said to me has been more than a decade ago. I realised this also goes for one's Spirituality.
When you are a "young spirit";>, you're chatting, studying, travelling, etc. When you've reached a level of maturity....you're DOING not TALKING. I mean, you don't stop Learning but truthfully, those lessons are not going to be generally present(esp. today)on a list, group or whatever. And much of what you've learned over the yrs can't be transmitted until the person you're trying to teach has gone through enough to have the "vocabulary". In many ways I'm ashamed of my thoughts toward folks I now realize were further down the "road" than I and I simply didn't have the "words" to Understand what they were "saying".
It also means that at a certain point you can't be taught, you're teaching yourself. And often that means putting your Growth ahead of others, which in many cultures is considered "selfish". Luckly, I've never been a member of the "race to the lowest common denominator so everyone can be equal" worldview. This "attitude" has annoyed both people in my local aids community and some in my spiritual. Truth is, I taught "primary", "middle" and highschool" level classes in both for a couple of decades and I've done my "job". Now, I don't mind helping when asked(I actually appreciate it because it validates the decades of work I've done)but I'm Retired from Teaching.
Cheers,
Pat