As I planted kale and spinach today and picked some Red Sail lettuce, I thought about how soon I would be able to plant my Black Krim and Georgia Streak tomatoes. I also thought about how much easier it is to tend my actual garden in the back yard than my own garden.
During the winter, I think about what I want to grow and plant each spring. I begin to visualize how the garden will look; when I’ll make the first salad with my greens in April and when I’ll pick the first tomato in July. I think about the miracle of life and the power of potential of those seeds.
Your life/Your body is a garden. Think about what you want and plant those seeds, those ideas, with intention. Feed them, water them. Watch them grow.
It’s so easy to get caught up in the busyness of your life that you ignore the weeds, the stink bugs, the slimy slugs or you forget to water regularly.
What seeds are you planting? All seeds need a good start; just feed, nourish, water, weed and the natural process of growth and flowering will unfold.
If you don’t know what to plant, this is the reason you need to take the time to be quiet, to breathe deeply. You have abundant inner resources.
Seed thoughts of peace, moistened by love, tilled by right action, weeds of discord pulled by diligent action. The harvest shall be abundant joy sustaining future generations. From Voices of Our Ancestors: Cherokee Teachings from the Wisdom Fire by Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo
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