Weed Your Garden May 15, 2012
Posted by nrhatch in Happiness, Life Balance, Mindfulness, Nature.trackback
Our minds are fertile soil . . . growing whatever we plant.
We can plant flowers that bloom and sustain us through life’s storms.
Or we can allow weeds to grow and flourish, choking out the good.
It’s our choice.
Remember to weed your garden.
Aah . . . that’s better!
Related posts: Plant Flowers, Pull Weeds (Pocket Perspectives)
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Spirit Lights The Way 
That’s what I need to do. Weed my garden. The dandelions have turned the grass from green to yellow. Really. It’s like they are trying to take over the world!!
Dandelions are perfect for making daisy chains . . . to crown yourself QUEEN for the day! 😀
My mind is full of weeds at the moment and the worms are eating away at my brain!
That sounds awful, PiP! You better sow some happy seeds! 😀
Would they be the poppy variety?
You made me laugh! Growing opiates (or cannabis) in the garden might be just the thing to keep the weeds under control. 😎
Excellent advice, Nancy. Weeding is part of the essence of life.
If we aren’t mindful, our mind begins to run on auto pilot . . . and weeds begin to proliferate.
Some weeds are actually kind of pretty. Can I keep those?
Only kidding. I know I feel so much better when I get the weeds out. (My mind isn’t as neat as the last picture, though.) I hope you are working yourself out of the doldrums you’ve been in.
I love lots all the wildflowers in these shots . . . but the brown scraggly stuff is just “dead weight.” That’s what I’m determined to eradicate.
The doldrums are “gone” . . . but I’m still in a quandary about several decisions that must be made. Doldrums to conundrums. Quagmires to quandaries. It’s been quite a week.
Nancy, you’re definitely planting lots of flowers…more and more each day… : ) I’m still amazed that you could shift so quickly…it took me a few years to do what you did in a few days…wow
I have the “plant flowers, pull weeds” suncatcher in 2 different windows at home…and in the window at school too…to keep reminding myself each day… http://pocketperspectives.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/plant-flowers-pull-weeds-creating-a-garden-of-life-2/
I shift with more ease now because of all the practice I’ve had with mindfulness over the years.
Once we’ve reached the Zenith the first time, we never have to re-climb the mountain. To return to the top of the mountain, we need only let go of the negatives ~ to replace our earth-bound Ego-orientation with all the good feelings and peace within.
As soon as we re-align with our Spiritual perspective, we are back at the Zenith. Sitting on the top of the world.
If you’re interested in the article:
Your ongoing practice sure has lead to more steadiness and an ability to realign quickly…wow…an inspiration to keep “practicing”… And the post you linked to is wonderful too! : )
Thanks, Kathy. Life requires lots of practice . . . and patience, eh?
Ah yes, and we need to water every now and then as well!
Or dance in the rain while Mother Nature does all the heavy lifting. 😀
Beautiful analogy…
Thanks, Jas. I’ve taken a GIANT step back from my “problems” and the search for solutions which are outside my grasp.
The shift in perspective has done me good. 😎
What one weeds, another cultivates. The choice is our own. I hope your garden blooms with color 🙂
Sunshine has chased away the “mind storms” . . . I’m breathing easy once again. It’s a better place to be.
I so love your analogies. Thanks for sharing this one. I have a tenderness for some so called weeds, that some would consider throw aways. But those so called weeds are the odd things in my life that I inspre, create, and love from. But I am not talking about weeds with no life in them, weeds that weigh me down. Those kind of weeds need raking out and disposed of before going to seed. Pronto!
Exactly. Our lives will never be a pristine “bed of roses” . . . there will always be a few “thorns” tossed into the mix.
The contrast encourages us to enjoy fragrant blooms wherever we find them.
The big thing is to weed with discernment and insight. Sometimes we are far too quick to weed out what shouldn’t have been weeded out in the first place. Thanks for the wisdom.
Yes. We need to know which blooms to fertilize and which to remove. Sometimes it’s obvious which should stay (“Be kind”) and which should go (“You’re such a loser!”).
Other times it requires a bit of patient discernment as the path unfolds before us.
A great reminder for me as I start my day! I will be conscious in not planting weeds in the fertile soil of my mind. Thanks for this.
I needed a reminder myself this morning . . . but you already knew that, didn’t you? 😉
Are those sunflowers in your garden?! They are gorgeous!
Those sunflowers are at Geraldson Community Farm . . . our local CSA. There’s a whole row of them spreading sunshine.
Those sunflowers are so pretty…they look as if they’re standing there smiling happily somehow 🙂
Don’t they. I used to grow sunflowers in our garden and they towered over me . . . with sunny benevolence. I shared the seeds with the birds. 😀
Good for you, the birdies would love them.
They LOVED them. I would loosen the seeds and put the whole flower face up like a saucer. A regular Happy Hour for the birds.
Of course, they helped themselves to some seeds even BEFORE I opened up the “buffet line” for them. 😉
Hmmm. I think you just gave me a story idea, but not the kind you intended.
Go for it! Writing is like a rototiller for the mind . . . with thoughts flowing freely, there is no space for pernicious weeds to lodge. 😀
Your photos are always such beautiful displays of your written thoughts! I really like this one!
Thanks, Janet. I looked at a “happy” Marigold this morning . . . and thought how BIG and beautiful it had become with no competing weeds.
We do need to tend to ourselves, don’t we? Otherwise the weeds move in and choke out the most beautiful of blossoms. What a lovely reminder this was.
Thanks, Joss. My marigold is boasting BRILLIANT blossoms this year . . . with nary a weed in sight. It reminded me of how important it is for us to tend our inner gardens.
absolutely.
Weeds will not choke out my garden. But they will choke out, err green up, my front yard.
Weeds won’t choke out your garden because your dog has already dug it up! Your poor garlic. 😆
Next year . . . plant your garlic in the FRONT yard.
i recently read something similar in John Izzo’s book, Five Secrets you must discover before you die.
good wisdom!
Ooh . . . I’ll have to check out his book and discover the five “secrets.” Thanks, Kris.
Spent some time weeding this weekend. It’s good to weed out all areas of life every now and then I think. 😉
I agree. Weeding is nothing more than evaluating priorities ~ which stay and which go? If we don’t want to become hoarders, weighted down with possessions that have outlived their usefullness, we must weed out old clothes, chipped dishes, unused equipment and . . . lots and lots of unneeded paper! 😀
I love the way you said it, Nancy! So true. For me sometimes it’s cultivating quiet that needs my attention! I can really get on auto-pilot myself, and not even be aware that I’m taking in a lot of “noise” and negativity. Just stopping and tuning into quiet can really calm me, and put me back on track! You’re living your “talk” right now, Nancy…which speaks volumes! Debra
Thanks, Debra. Good thoughts. When I’m calm, the chatter in my mind cycles down & I enter the stillness of the moment with ease. When I’m “worked up” or agitated, silence dissipates.
I must reclaim it by weeding out “non-productive” thoughts racing through my monkey mind. Aah . . . that’s better!
Weeding the garden is very therapeutic for us, the action releases serotonin (the happy chemical) in the brain, so let’s all get to it!
Endorphins like serotonin keep us on an even keel . . . in the midst of the staunchest storms. 😀
We really did weed gardens yesterday Nancy!
Awesome! Weeding out clutter (outside, inside) always makes me feel that I have more room in my life for what matters.
Weeding can sometimes be hard work. As soon as you get rid of one another one pops up! The news causes far too many weeds to spring up.
I avoid the news for just that reason ~ it’s depressing rather than uplifting.
Much of it is “no news” . . . “no news” is not news I need to know.
Thanks for the suggestions, Nancy. Perhaps a visit to Adeeyoyo’s site might be helpful to her. She sounds fed up with the whole business and as if she could do with some help.
John
I let her know. Thanks for the heads up.