Need something new to bring joy this spring and summer, we have a suggestion. Experience the benefits of gardening and your spirits will rise. We promise growing things works. All right, we admit it. We grow lettuce in the laundry room. Hydroponically, of course. Not with dirt. We like to harvest a few leaves at a time or take a whole bunch. We hate the waste of purchasing veggies and not using them all. Know what we mean?
One benefit of gardening is that is calms unruly emotions. Do you have monkey brain? Do you fight with others because you’re frustrated or frightening? Gardening is a useful way to channel your most difficult emotions into something external so you’re not always stuck in your head with the same thoughts and emotions circling all the time. So, how can you practically channel your emotions into gardening? Let’s take a look.
Plant a seed, plant a seedling. Put a small plant in the ground Put seeding into a hydroponic garden. There are so many ways to garden. It doesn’t matter where you start. We like orchids and all kinds of flowers. We also like to grow herbs in the kitchen. Start small. If you don’t have land, you can grow on your balcony, back yard or even the living room. All you need is a little light and water. Choose the object of your desire and watch it grow. Every day you check to see how a plant is doing give you purpose.
When you watch something grow like this, it is a reminder of your personal growth and development. It’s a living metaphor for the events unfolding in your life. Notice that as the plant grows, it doesn’t hurry, yet it accomplishes everything. Again, that could be seen as a lesson in today’s world dominated by visions of success, striving, and money.
Gardening may not be your source of food as of old, but there is joy in getting your hands in the earth. Earthing is a thing ,and gardening can be your way of earthing. Planting your feet in the ground. Digging in the earth, tending something that needs your care. Planting even a small garden outside is also a simple process that reminds you that you’re connected to everything. You’re not alone.
Connecting with the earth can reduce stress and improve your mood. You feel more balanced and takes you outside. Gardening is a five senses activity brings you back to the present so you aren’t always worrying about the past or the future.
Gardening can be your emotional time out, your safe space. If you have a patio or a balcony, or a back yard, you can add to its allure by micro gardening. Your safe space can be only a few feet of greenery that’s all your own, or shared with loved ones.
Your time out can be as simple as taking a few minutes every day to water your plants, sit in the quiet of early morning or evening with a coffee or beverage of your choice. It doesn’t matter how busy your life is, there’s always the time for something to enjoy. Here’s where you can also practice gratitude.
There is bounty in gardening. Our neighbors share the herbs they grow, the lemons, the orchids. If you have fruit tress, you can share your apples, oranges, or mangoes with your friends or coworkers. We have had them all over the years. We’ve cooked or dried our mangoes, shared our avocados, made marmalade. You get the picture. Gardening brings a harvest that you can build on with cooking or flower arranging.
Clever with your hands? You can grow all kinds of botanicals and create bouquets. Or you could grow fresh, organic vegetable. You could even turn your garden into an urban retreat.
Gardening is also a chance for you to get to work. Doing something hard can be a source of exercise and also help with cleanup and emotional turbulence. During the fall you could whip out the battery leaf blower and clear your yard or patio or lanai and plant your bulbs. Spring is the time to plant your seedlings. Summer is harvest time. And don’t forget the task of weeding.
Weeding can be another way to channel difficult emotions. Uprooting unwanted plants is a physical representation of eliminating unwanted memories of attachments. It reminds you that old endings are often new beginnings and that everything flourishes in an unending sequence. When you need to let go, you’re essentially ripping something out and tossing it away. This experience can be powerful if there is something in your life that you want to cast aside as you make your way to a happier or more fulfilled place.
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