This solid chair, situated in a garden beneath a huge live oak tree is made up of trillions of bouncing molecules, just like you and me.

Sometimes we feel as grounded as a boulder.

Other times scattered as the northern lights.

Most days fall somewhere in between.

Having unshakable faith that life is unfolding exactly as it is meant to, is difficult at times,

but worth whatever effort it might take to arrive there.

So, sit, and be grateful for who you are, no less than the moon and stars and the mighty live oak tree,

and solid as a rock.

Photograph taken at the Cummer Museum and Gardens in Jacksonville, Florida

From the archives of LainesBlog, January 2012.