Howdy Folks,
And so it grows.
Isn't that a beautiful thought? I was writing to a friend last evening about
all the things she's taught me that I have shared with others who have in turn
then shared that knowledge with still more folks. That's what we do, isn't it?
Share the good we learn.
Each time I write
about birds, bird watching, wildflowers or butterflies I think of all the
people who have taught me so much. Some of those dear friends are gone now, but
their wisdom and knowledge goes on because we share it with each other. Funny
how certain birds will make me remember friends, who the loved that bird. Our
friend Annabelle, we often talk about her here in the Coffee Clutch, now in a
nursing home but still insisting I call her weekly with my birding results,
loves all the birds and her Cardinals best.
Pat, now gone, loved her Bluebirds. As do I. She taught me so much over
the years. Sharing what she taught me about Bluebirds and many others, and
wildflowers too, keeps her memory alive. And keeps the knowledge growing in
wider circles.
My mentor, Diane
Sept, taught me so much about horses, their health, their spirit, their ability
to love, teach and heal. Each time I work with horses, my own, or horses in my
"Therapy For Therapy Horses" clinics I think of her. I marvel at how
she can be helping those horses and their people without ever meeting them. Her
wisdom, teachings and helping reaches out through me, and the folks to whom I
introduce her techniques to make their lives better. It's like ripples in a
pond spreading out farther and farther. How many horses has Diane helped by
teaching me? And in turn my showing others, and then they pass that knowledge
on ... The horses, too, I've met who have taught me so much that can be shared,
and passed on. And so it grows.
When I think of
all the good things about life I learned from my dear wife, Robbie, I can only
hope to be as giving and patient as she, and pass on what she taught me about
caring for, and understanding others, first. When we teach our children and
grandchildren, and they grow into adulthood and in turn teach their own
children things they've learned from us, about life, love and sharing the good.
And so it grows.
So as you go
along, give a thought every now and then to those who inspired you to become
who you are, and how they, through you, are inspiring others they may never
meet. That's a good thing.
And so it grows ~
Dutch Henry
