I went with my daughter shopping for plants. She wants to cheer up their backyard before she has a baby shower for her friend. I realized after what a treat it was to look at all the plants and select some. The day is sunny and it felt so springlike. At the nursery there was a little boy and his father who were hunting for Easter eggs. The child had quite a few in his basket already. Then when we returned home, a tiny girl and her mother were drawing in chalk on our driveway. Lots of little new things are out and about. Between talking about the friend's coming baby and baby names she's considering, the little boy with the basket and the little girl with the chalk, the whole world seems fresh and new right now. Talking about growing things and people is nurturing. I feel uplifted.
Right speech is most grounded in the ordinary, little events in our lives. Our joy is usually found there and our connection to others. Talking about primroses and begonias and hydrangeas is recognizing the beauty found easily in the world, simple and true. And praising a boy's eggs and a girl's drawings is the best right speech I can imagine.
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