I have a garden...........a large garden, not quite as lovely as it has been in the past because I don’t spend as much time there, but still beautiful. It’s special to me because apart from some trees that were here when we arrived, I created it.
I’d never been a gardener ........at the time someone suggested that gardening might be of help in recovering from the state of severe depression I was going through and they were right...........I had a new vision and set out to make it a reality.........a gate opened.
Building a garden is hard work..........digging, hauling rocks, laying paths.........aching bones and broken fingernails..... but as I laboured I began to heal ..........and another gate opened .
Discovering a spiritual path that was centred in myself and with its roots deep in the earth............so much to explore and discover.
My garden and my spiritual life grew side by side.
Today I walked in my garden:
I walked with God in a garden...
The season was early spring.
I saw the young leaves glisten
I heard a blackbird sing.
Taking some quiet time..........letting the mind rest ........reflecting on this symbol.
Late Spring ........I thought of the seasons ever turning and changing and the seasons of my life here. Laughed to myself as I remembered my children as teenagers .......the parties and noise.........life is much quieter these days. Grandchildren now play hide and seek among the trees and search hopefully for fairies in secret places.
I stopped beside one of the many flowering cherries I planted........a canopy of pink blossom..........remembered the little girl on her magic carpet........sat awhile and remembered ........with a little sorrow ......for this is the place where our beloved four-legged friends are laid to rest.
Onward to one of my favourite corners.......shady and planted mostly in white. Our daughter was married here...........joy and happiness.
So many emotions flowing..............Feeling the memories.
I walked with God in a garden...
Though my body was not quite whole
I shall never forget the feeling
Of peace within my soul.
I sat beneath the tree and had a ‘eureka’ moment.
An Aries SELF-REALISATION moment.
To desire is to want something you don’t have in the belief you need it to make you happy..............while you desire your wish is unfulfilled .
This symbol speaks of the garden of ‘all fulfilled desires’...............what has already been achieved or created.
I think it may be asking us to remember to look at what we have...........the things that were once only a dream or a vision , the hard work, patience and commitment that went into making them a reality.
We owe ourselves these moments .............seeing and feeling the beauty of the garden we’ve created. Sometimes we forget what it was like before we began..........we need to remind ourselves ...........recognise our achievements. It restores and rejuvenates us, inspires us to carry on building and extending our gardens ............two gardens , the internal and the external. Both have their source in the heart.
In these moments we can say.......I AM A CREATOR.
No digging today............just a garden ramble!
