It is in difficult times that we are reminded most to be the gardeners of our hearts and lives.
We must keep planting for tomorrow. We must keep weeding our personal spaces, the places from which we get information, the clutter on our desks, or the weeds will overwhelm. We must compost our skills and experience, turning them over along with our network of friends and contacts, to feed the beds in which we will grow our next venture, or sustain the work we do today. We must nurture the life we have, the people we love, watering when times are dry. We should dig swales and plant rain gardens when there is some spare cash to set aside, lest the runoff when it rains is lost to the gutter.
We should spend time in the garden, and rest our eyes on the life and the beauty within it, not letting to-do lists intrude. Enjoy the beauty of the moment. The tasks will keep, but that moment of life and beauty will not. Let your garden refresh your soul.
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