What are the seeds we are planting that fill the fractals in our lives??
Today, I picked up my 11-year-old granddaughter from school and we talked about her morning session in botany. She said, “We talked about ferns and how they are fractals. Daddy taught me about fractals.”
Later, as we were having snacks, she drew a bunch of examples of fractals such as fractal trees, cauliflower and fibrous roots. The trucks spread out to branches and the roots keep branching out - repeating the growth.
She drew the life cycle of a dandelion. I was amazed at how she could draw spanning the whole page and make it look good as an art piece. Then we talked about this ability to see the whole piece of paper in her mind ahead while she is drawing.
I can’t make my drawings and page look good because I can’t think ahead and see the whole page, which is why I say I can’t draw. When I think about drawing, I can only think of the immediate - one small “fractal”?
My 9-year-old granddaughter gets caught up in the immediate action she’s doing and does not have the ability to think a few steps ahead (getting ready for school and getting out the door).
The picture starts with a SEED. It occurred to my granddaughter and me that some of the moments of our own thinking can be the seeds for fractals for our life environment. What kind of seeds are we planting-planning that grow into the structures of our lives???
WHAT A FUN AFTERNOON WE HAD THINKING ABOUT "FRACTAL THINKING SEEDS" WE WANT FOR OUR LIFE!
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THE FIRST SEGMENT OF THE WEDDING RITUAL
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RAJAH AND LALIMA MARRYING
Our next door neighbors here in Larkspur are Rajah & Lalima of India heritage. Yesterday we were privileged to be some of the few guest for their traditional wedding ceremony. Rajah's parents and uncle came from Bengaluru.
The day and time were chosen by the horoscopes of the Bride and Groom to be December 13th at 8:30am. We arrived early at the hilltop church sanctuary chosen for the event.
While the guests went into another room for a breakfast, he stage was initially prepared by the priest with:
Fresh flowers – to signify beauty
Coconut – to signify fertility
Rice and other grains – to signify the food necessary for sustenance of life
Ghee (purified butter) – to feed the sacred fire
Kumkum (vermilion) – red powder used for marking the forehead to signify good luck and to say that your soul (husband) is with you
The first part of the formal ceremony included an hour of the Groom, father, mother, uncle and helper dressed as in the first photo performing a series of rituals. It is my guess that this often happened as a party the night before. We guest, continued to visit, take pictures and move around.
Then the bride walked down the isle when we felt compelled to be more formal and was highlighted by the seven walks around the fire signifying the seven vows made to each other.
We then left around noon to attend the luncheon back at the Apartment complex where we live and enjoyed a bountiful array of special Indian cuisine!
Thank you for an extraordinary learning experience!!
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