Diversity in the Sand

September 27, 2016
                                                              
All of these Coquinas coexist together on a small stretch of beach from Longboat Key to Anna Marie Island. Every single one of them is unique. They are all pretty by themselves but collectively they are astonishingly beautiful. Each one contains a characteristic of another. Some have stripes, circles, rays, solid colors or a mixture. But they are all shells. Remnants of life. Reminders to embrace differences and see the bigger picture. Sometimes that takes patience, introspection, noticing subtleties, and appreciating the obscure.

Gleaning from the Disregarded
Longboat Key, FL

Life is Like a Pack of Colored Peppers

Color is good when it comes to fruits and vegetables. The more color, the more variation, the better off nutritionally one is when consuming these items. Notice the container, it is blue. The same container holds the variations. I think peppers are like people. We need to enjoy them. Different colors make for a more diverse, healthier, beautiful earth. Hence the blue! We are all contained on planet earth.




Diverse Soul
West Chester Farmer's Market 2010