Deep within each of us is the ground of our being. In this place and in each moment, we plant
the seeds of our life experiences. In
moments of light, the seeds are nourished.
In times of dark, we create compost to fertilize our field. As time goes on, we prune and harvest and
delight in what we have grown.
We as individuals and as community may place limitations on
what plants we grow in our garden. We
may attempt to define what is weed. In
reality, if we nurture these “weeds,” we may discover a bumper crop of
possibilities. Nothing grows in our
gardens by chance. Nothing.
Creating limitations and definitions prevent organic
evolution and transformation in our lives. Each of these illusions creates a
place of stagnancy — the light dims; the darkness expands across the ground of
our being. In time our garden becomes wilted and puny. The challenge then
becomes to turn the ground of our being into a thriving, flourishing place once
more.
The power of belief, encouragement, and hope cannot be
underestimated. When we believe in our
own ability to foster what grows in our garden and encourage others to flourish
in their gardens, we give birth to hope.
With hope, we form a collective of warriors of the ground who not only
sew the seeds of transformation but also , with awareness and courage, reap
each organic possibility.
As a community of warriors, our lights merge and we
transform into an incredible iridescent light that combats the dark. The darkness edges further and further into
the margins of our existence not disappearing but waiting for a time when we
need its compost.
I believe in organic transformation in the ground of my
being, your being, and in the ground of our collective being. But, it is only possible when we do not limit
or define. When we encourage others and
believe in the individual and collective potential of radical transformation,
our world will become a place of compassion and peace.
Gardening in the Ground,
Vanessa
Vanessa is a Community Builder, Intuitive Healer, and
Compassionista Author of Engaging Compassion Through Intent & Action
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