“Accept…then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it….This will miraculously transform your whole life.”
~ Eckhart Tolle
One of the first things I noticed in California was the prodigious Birds of Paradise. They’re gorgeous, clearly, and they certainly stand out among foliage of all sorts. I’ve learned that it’s indigenous to South Africa. So, of course they’re all over California (that’s sarcasm). That’s what we do here in America (and other countries maybe): we import non-native species of everything. Pythons (Burma) in Floridia, Kudzu (Japan) in Kentucky, that weird Asian carp that flies up and knocks your brains out as your boat speeds down a number of midwest rivers, the list goes on. Still, Birds of Paradise are gorgeous, and as far as I know, they’re not killing native species. For that I am truly grateful, and guilt-free as I enjoy its beauty.
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