Conversations with a Moonflower

by Christine Hall

[sstaley]

Conversations with a Moonflower gave me incentive to stop and reflect on my life. The message that Chris shares in this book is to slow down, ask questions and then listen for answers. In today's world we all are running at such a frantic pace that most of us don't take the time to stop and look around at the things that should be the most important to us.

One of my most favorite chapters in the book is called, A Twenty-eight-bloom Day. The Moonflower in Chris's garden one night produced twenty-eight blossoms. As Chris "chatted" with her Moonflower after it had bloomed, she asked it if it was worn out after it's twenty-eight bloom night. The flower agrees that it is tired and it needs to rest-especially after a big project. The plant then gives very good advice:

"You can't keep up a twenty-eight-bloom pace for too long or you will wither."

To read the rest of my review, please go to my blog at:
http://whynotbecauseisaidso.blogspot.com/2011/10/review-of-conversations-with-moonflower.html