Absorbent Rocks

A while ago, my children brought home rocks and pebbles they had decorated with encouragements and affirmations.

I noticed recently that some had faded, and only illegible coloured stains remained. As I love metaphorical life lessons from everyday occurrences, here's a few possible one-liner insights from the faded pebbles.

- Words can eventually sink in no matter how 'hard' someone appears.

- Second coats are done for a reason.

- We often concentrate on, and have an overemphasis on the surface of things.

- Our appearance never reveals the depth of what we have inside.

- How many of us have been 'caught' between 'coloured-coats' of whatever life lesson we're in the middle of? I bet I've often appeared 'stained' or 'smudged' to others.

- Sometimes people negatively mark our surface. It may eventually fade by itself, but we also have to stop re-applying it for them and choose our next 'coat' wisely.

What word or lesson do you need a 're-coat' of today?

Finally, my paternal grandfather was a stone engraver.

I decided to try engraving our central family value of ‘love’ on a stone from the stream near our house. Grandad would probably have a few pointers for me. I'm working on the rest of our family values.

What would you carve in stone?

Are there any other metaphors you see here?