The Garden

I have been spending a lot of time in my backyard. It’s a new experience renting a house with a yard. Almost everyday I go out at some point and just observe. I never really took the time to observe nature. What has become so apparent to me is just how quickly things in nature change. One day the tree has no flowers and the next day it is in full bloom. And then the flowers are gone just as quick thanks to the wind. There is so much change and growth, even the weeds become beautiful in this sense. The trees blend with the wind and yet remain grounded while everything is changing. All of this observing made me aware of the fact that life evolves this way as well. One moment there is struggle and challenge and just as quickly we move into a different way of being a new awareness.Joy can come quickly by experiencing laughter. The moment you experience laughter all of your problems dissolve even if just for a moment.

Somehow this awareness is exciting to me in the sense that anything is possible. Today I can be stuck in a windstorm trying to survive and the next I can be in full bloom soaking up the sunshine. It is from this place that it becomes clear that there is a choice. A choice to become very clear on what I am wanting in my life. An opportunity to explore what makes me strong and what I want to bring into my life that brings me joy. Nature reminds me that everything is happening perfectly. I can choose to create a beautiful life because I am supported by the same force that supports nature.

By the way I haven’t really gotten my hands dirty yet I’ve only mowed the lawn. Somehow I think it’s time to start weeding…..and play in the dirt.

Peace