I have been looking out at my backyard for the past few weeks and have been postponing (a.k.a. procrastinating) my weeding responsibilities. Yesterday, my mom and dad stopped by for a short visit.
Upon close inspection of the yard, my dad exclaimed, "holy cow, you could start selling tickets to your own safari back there!"
Needless to say, I donned my gardening gloves and hat and got to weeding today. It isn't so much the idea of weeding that makes me think of other more pleasurable things to do on a lazy Sunday afternoon, it's more that I don't particularly care for the creepy crawlers I inevitably encounter while digging and whacking and pulling and pruning.
Last time I did this I was surprised by a very long and colorful snake....yikes.
Anyway....
The weeding process got me thinking.
Weeds are like wildfire; let one too many get away and the next thing you know they have multiplied by the hundreds. And they aren't so pretty to look at. And it struck me that all of the "to do" lists and piles in our lives we never seem to get around to are just like weeds. So we will take the time to do the gardening, especially when we know company is coming, but we don't always take the time to address our own "weeding" process. Maybe it's because we know we can hide that stuff a little better. Maybe it's because we just don't make the time.
So the next time you are out gardening and pulling weeds and planting seeds, remember that just as the Earth needs our tender loving care, so too does our soul. A little weeding here and there, a little pruning, and a little seeding, will go a long way. And yes, you may even encounter a proverbial snake or two- deal with it, make ammends, and pull the weed. Otherwise, its just going to hang out in your soul's garden a little longer.
Blessings :)
Upon close inspection of the yard, my dad exclaimed, "holy cow, you could start selling tickets to your own safari back there!"
Needless to say, I donned my gardening gloves and hat and got to weeding today. It isn't so much the idea of weeding that makes me think of other more pleasurable things to do on a lazy Sunday afternoon, it's more that I don't particularly care for the creepy crawlers I inevitably encounter while digging and whacking and pulling and pruning.
Last time I did this I was surprised by a very long and colorful snake....yikes.
Anyway....
The weeding process got me thinking.
Weeds are like wildfire; let one too many get away and the next thing you know they have multiplied by the hundreds. And they aren't so pretty to look at. And it struck me that all of the "to do" lists and piles in our lives we never seem to get around to are just like weeds. So we will take the time to do the gardening, especially when we know company is coming, but we don't always take the time to address our own "weeding" process. Maybe it's because we know we can hide that stuff a little better. Maybe it's because we just don't make the time.
So the next time you are out gardening and pulling weeds and planting seeds, remember that just as the Earth needs our tender loving care, so too does our soul. A little weeding here and there, a little pruning, and a little seeding, will go a long way. And yes, you may even encounter a proverbial snake or two- deal with it, make ammends, and pull the weed. Otherwise, its just going to hang out in your soul's garden a little longer.
Blessings :)
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