{"id":350,"date":"2025-06-24T13:09:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T20:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mynci90.ngreensides.com\/?p=350"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:40:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T01:40:32","slug":"life-lived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mynci90.ngreensides.com\/?p=350","title":{"rendered":"Life lived"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/mynci90.ngreensides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pxl_20250624_1949523425939048240191158246-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mynci90.ngreensides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pxl_20250624_1949523425939048240191158246-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mynci90.ngreensides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pxl_20250624_1949523425939048240191158246-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mynci90.ngreensides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pxl_20250624_1949523425939048240191158246-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mynci90.ngreensides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pxl_20250624_1949523425939048240191158246-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mynci90.ngreensides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pxl_20250624_1949523425939048240191158246.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A honey bee seemingly no longer alive on light pink-tan pavement concrete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I sat in a small white Adirondack chair in the courtyard of the building where I work while I ate my lunch. I reflected upon life and the current state of affairs as I ate my leftover torta Cubana from yesterday while various office workers went in and out of the business suites surrounding the interior courtyard. I noticed a little honey bee chillin by my left foot only to quickly realize it was not moving whatsoever. I went to touch it and almost accidentally flipped it over. I initially thought &#8220;poor little honey bee&#8221; and then remembered seeing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100094218995762\/posts\/pfbid02X7R8GPJQsJSrQdofNZAyR21ZcbBRZQU8gfAs7c7BeXxomGMTAMHqrPsy7JdXuobjl\/?mibextid=Nif5oz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> recently that old honey bees spend their last night alive on flowers watching the sunset sensing that their end is near. Using a fallen leaf, I moved the little honey bee into a nearby bush away from human foot traffic. I changed my mind about it being a &#8220;poor little honey bee&#8221; and forevermore, whenever I see a honey bee after it has died, will think to myself &#8220;Lucky little honey bee. I hope that I too will be able to sense my end and be one with Mother Earth whenever my time is near.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I sat in a small white Adirondack chair in the courtyard of the building where I work while I ate my lunch. 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