You Cannot Make A Seed Grow

Weekly Prompt: Provide Yourself the Ideal Environment

The garden has been my respite this week. Overwhelm, anxiety, fear of success (or maybe failure, who can keep those straight), too many tasks and not enough time to complete them. Frequent emotions for someone like me who has a tendency to take on too much. A nervous system wired for chaos - ouch! That’s a long and arduous process to undo.

I know well enough now that rather than falling prey to the chaos, I step away. I step into my garden. The smell of fresh dirt, the faint scent of roses mixed with peppermint and earthy greens from new vegetables shoots like broccoli and cauliflower. Dirt under my nails and between my toes because I do all of the work in my bare feet. This is where I find peace and this is where I embody the world.