“Whether you tend a garden or not, you are the gardener of your own being, the seed of your destiny.” The Findhorn Community
This is a true statement. Being such an avid gardener, I am enjoying the harvest of so many wonderful things our gardens are producing this year. So far, there has been lettuce, spinach, onions and strawberries. Yet to come is the peas, beans, tomatoes, peppers, apricots, mulberries, cherries and apples. Whew! We’ve got some good eating ahead of us! Truly I have experienced great joy in the gardening process, along with enjoying the benefits of what I consider to be an incredible form of therapy for me. As I munch on a green onion, I cannot help but think about how much gardening parallels the human life. Just as there are cycles in the growing life in plants, there are also cycles in the growing life of a human being. For instance, when we humans quit growing (i.e. quit learning and improving) we begin the downward spiral of the life cycle, just as a plant, once it has stopped growing begins to decline in quality; in essence it begins to rot. That is why every day we human beings must find something that will cause us to keep growing. There is LIFE when we are GROWING, and if we stop growing, well, we start to rot! Our quality of life suffers. and we are not so pleasant to be around, anymore. Sometimes we don’t even like our own company. So go ahead, and take a class, read a book, stretch out of your comfort zones in life and take a risk. Here is a short list of things one can do to keep growing.
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Dig up a new hobby.
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Sow some new habits.
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Absorb positive “life affirming” information.
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Plant seeds of success into people’s lives.
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Weed and cultivate out the garbage.
I think you get the picture. Remember, “you are the gardener of your own being, the seed of your destiny” so personal growth is really up to you. When you keep growing, there’s no doubt, you will harvest a crop of good friends and a life full of richness and blessings.
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