Little Plants to cross stitch

Red Gerbera

Three

Tuesday 26 January 2010

The kids are due to go back to school after the school holidays this week.  They had 9 weeks off !  Yep 9 whole entire weeks and they are ready to go back to school.  This past weekend was full of book labeling and book covering activities.  Buying new school shoes and uniforms was mandatory as the little feet, legs and arms had all grown a few inches in the past few months.

Everything looks shiny new again as the books, new lunch boxes, clean school bags and uniforms are lined up ready for the new academic year.  Another year full of promise, excitement and adventure.  As I watch them grow I am reminded that time is passing by quickly.  It makes me happy but also sad as I sometimes wish I could capture moments in time with them for a bit longer.

Today’s free chart are little plants.  Before I offer you the free chart I thought I would indulge myself by sharing with you a passage from Eckhart Tolle’s new book “A New Earth”.  If you have not read it yet then it is worth doing.  The book is very deep and requires concentration and reflection.   In one passage in the book Mr Tolle talks about flowers and says;

“..As the consciousness of human beings developed, flowers were most likely the first thing they came to value that had no utilitarian purpose for them, that is to say, was not linked in some way to survival.  They provided inspiration to countless artists, poets, and mystics.  Jesus tells us to contemplate the flowers and learn from them how to live.  The Buddha is said to have given a “silent sermon” once during which he hled up a flower and gazed at it………Seeing beauty in a flower could awaken humans, however briefly, to the beauty that is an essential part of their innermost being, their true nature.”

Inspiration indeed.  No matter how many flowers I buy or see in nature they always give me joy and make me happy.

The little chart below is very simple and would be suitable for a beginner.  I hope you enjoy this little freebie and that you have some use for it in your life.

Little Plants

Please click on the image to download the free chart. (For Personal Use only !)

I have also designed a few new charts for the Happy Threads Shop.  There is a series of five charts which will be available in one PDF download.  Look out for that soon.  In the meantime enjoy your day !

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