Everything Changes, honestly.

The Garden has taught me so much so far this year...and this is one of its lessons. 

 
Everything changes: Having the opportunity to spend my afternoons and weekends observing nature, the garden, birds and trees, has taught me so much about change. What is change? One can only define it as such: change is constant. This is one of the fundamental laws of our universe, and I do believe this, wholeheartedly.

From our flowing thoughts, to growth on the micro and macro cosmos level, your own body, the perception of our bodies in the present moment, your food preferences, the daily growth of our gardens mind-body-spirit, change is constant.

It is ironic that we as the human species are so resistant to one of the true constants of the universe.  We do everything in our own insignificant powers of ego to stop, prevent, resist, fight, hide, and even die to go against the flow of our universe, against change.

 I always used to say, “I love change!” but never lived it. In fact as much as I wanted to think of myself as a free-thinking, independent, flowing being, I only rediscovered how much a hated change. Every fiber of my being felt as if the illusion of normality took so long to build, that change would only ruin it, and bring disorder. I loathed nothing more than chaos and disorder, yet I lived in a constant state of chaos. My physical things were always in “order” but to live out “order” that means applying it to every facet of your existence. Not just the physical realm, but also the mind, emotion, and spirit.

My own growth and personally development, especially during this garden season, has been a weeding process. Just like the garden. Pulling up the grass might seem sufficient, but if you do not address the roots, these weeds will pop back up immediately when unattended.  We must tend the areas of our lives we want to change to develop in our personal growth. If there is something in you that you want to see change in some way, for the most effective weeding, you must get immediately to the root. Leave your ego and emotions out of it, and just observe what the root may be. By consciously observing your own actions, moment by moment, you create awareness of yourself. When we observe our actions free from judgment and criticism,  (very hard things to do!), we open ourselves to awareness and growth. We start not just living, but thriving.

Breathe in everything you do. Stop, take a moment to watch the sky roll across the heavens. Stay alert, be a conscious human. Invite change always.
Grow and Thrive, don’t just Live and Die.