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Give it a rest.

August 21, 2008 By Marta Darby 8 Comments

I was standing at my kitchen sink thinking of the myriad of tasks still unfinished on my to-do list.  These included a bunch of planting and pruning tasks in my garden, not to mention the mess I have going on in my office/studio/classroom right now.

The voice of my Noisy Internal Perfectionist (let's just call her My N.I.P.) was insisting that I get everything completely in order before school starts in a few days.  My N.I.P would not stand for anything less than her perceived perfection (I swear. she is soooo noisy!), but I was still debating between giving in to my need to rest and just listening to her and plowing ahead and therefore burning myself out.

So, I was looking out of the window at all of the undone garden tasks when I spotted a hummingbird apparently enjoying the nectar from one of the bleeding heart vines.  These are the same vines that appear to be dead for the entire winter and always delight me when they return and bloom, but that's not important right now. =D

Hummingbirds and their frenetic wing activity just amaze me.  They never appear to have to stop to rest.

I was thinking this as I ran to get my camera.  (I know….)  😉

When I returned to the window, this is what I saw…
Hummingbird
It was as if he was very specifically answering my "Do they ever rest?" question.

Once again, God uses nature to humble me. Lesson learned.

Note to My N.I.P. -  SHUT. UP.

Random fun-fact:
The hummingbird is called a "zun-zun" (zoon zoon) in Spanish Cuba.
(I just like the way that sounds. =D)

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  1. Pam says

    August 21, 2008 at 12:46 am

    THAT is a great picture! YOU SO ROCK!

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  2. Chantel says

    August 21, 2008 at 5:16 am

    I love when you share these moments. I, too, love saying zun-zun (seeing one posadito like that is rare), as well as sinsonte. Hope you and the kids have a happy back-to-school:)

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  3. Amanda says

    August 21, 2008 at 5:34 am

    You asked, He listened. =)

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  4. mario says

    August 21, 2008 at 3:14 pm

    Oh, Marta, thank you for this lovely entry. I needed it as well.

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  5. George says

    August 21, 2008 at 4:15 pm

    Marta, I didn’t know that a hummingbird is called a zun-zun. I actually like the way that sounds!….But is it actually a Spanish word or only local to Cubans?

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  6. Marta says

    August 21, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    mario,Glad you were touched. Makes this whole blogging thing worthwhile. Besos!
    George,
    I know. Fun to say, huh? I am guessing zun-zun is just another Cubanism. This is one of those things that I just grew up with and was never formally “taught,” so the truth is that I don’t exactly know. Señor Google (or Cuco, as my mom would say) wasn’t much more knowledgeable about Cuban hummingbirds. =D

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  7. George says

    August 21, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    It reminds me of when I was in High School, and I took Spanish just to get an easy “A”. But, like you, I left Cuba before I turned 5, so I never had a formal Spanish education, just what we spoke at home (which I took to be proper Spanish). I soon found out that the Spanish word for Bus is not “Wah Wah”, but autobus. So, it was not an easy “A”.

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  8. jana says

    August 21, 2008 at 6:33 pm

    Oh that N.I.P girl-I know her too well. I told her to take a hike today and we went to the beach without her…again!

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