#growagarden
This place is a sacred space to me.
I have come here countless times- to laugh, to cry, to think, to not think. I’ve sang here, danced here, sat in silence here. I’ve felt incredibly connected and utterly alone here. This is a place where I’ve seen and felt magic around and within me. Here, the trees taught me how I might ought to live, and the grasses have taught me that the only constant is change. I’ve watched the seasons go by in my garden. I have learned an incredible amount from the beings that inhabit it, and from the elements that flow through and around it.
The way we see the world shapes the way we treat it. If the planet is our mother, not an opportunity— then we will treat each other with greater respect. Thus is the challenge, to look at the world from a different perspective.
Gardening is a mood booster
Studies in the United States and abroad have found that gardening improves your mood and increases your self-esteem. When people spend time in a garden, their anxiety levels drop and they feel less depressed.
Every bird, every tree, every flower, every mountain, every sunset, I can photograph reminds me what a blessing and privilege it is just to be alive. Here’s to a new year full of wonder and beauty.
2022…
More weeding
More pruning
More planting
More mulching
More watering
More composting
More harvesting
More happiness!
If gardening makes us feel better, it also makes us into better people.
There are two types of tired. One that requires rest and one that requires peace. In the garden, the goal is a place that balances toil with retreat. Both work respite into your life.
