20: Move: CHARMED Through Art Journaling and Gardening

“Life begins the day you start a garden.”

— Chinese proverb

Reflection:

I love practicing gardening. I think I am most happy when I am digging in the dirt. I love every aspect of gardening. I thrive close to the soil in the fresh air and the sunlight. I delight in my industrious company: the bees and the wasps, the ladybugs, and mantis, the butterflies and the squirrels. The birds charm me with their songs. Twisting, bending, lifting, putting, pulling, pushing, knelling squatting, I am close to the Earth. My garden challenges me, calms me, - engages me. My garden causes me to focus and helps me to live in the present moment.

I hope you like the video today. Filmed just recently, my husband and I are having a lot of fun putting in a new garden plot in our yard where, sadly, an old pecan tree once grew. We lost it, but gained a rather large sunny spot. I am hoping to plant a few vegetables and berry brambles in this space. The method I am using is a blend between ‘No-Dig garnering where I am putting down on the Earth a layer of cardboard and then toping that with a full bag of quality compost. I will plant directly into the compost. For the size of the plots, I was inspired by the market garden - I love 30” wide beds. They are so easy to work with and protect.

Centering Thought:

I move in my garden; I am alive and happy.

Questions:

Do you garden?
How often do you garden?
How do you feel when you garden?
Where do you garden most of the time?
Where is your favorite place to garden?
Why do you do garden?

Gratitude:

I am so thankful for my love for gardening. I am thankful for the time and space I have to garden. I am thankful for how I feel when I garden. I am truly grateful for all of the life in my garden. I am thankful that I have all the tools I need to garden. Am am thankful for the harvest.

Blessings

Thank you for joining me today! I hope you have a beautiful rest of your day! Please leave a comment below. I would love to hear from you.