I was just web surfing and came across the Eckhart Tolle site and read an inspirational story from Colleen Mackay.Even though my little garden is dormant under the snow, reading this passage wonderfully expressed my appreciation for all that bounty of food that will come to my table in the summer months. I eagerly wait in anticipation for that first green shoot that will peek through the earth in a couple of months!
Here is an excerpt form her story.
"The satisfaction I’m deriving from a little sweat, a little effort
and a lot of seed catalogues can’t be measured by my bank account or my
shoes. By digging deep into the earth and creating a space of calm
growth, riotous in its abundance, I’m connecting back to my own soul in a
way I’d been missing.
I’ve stopped repeatedly throughout the process of creating this space
and expressed my gratitude to the earth for allowing me to use its
nourishment, for the sun that warms not only my skin but my sprouts, and
for the simple fact that I am able to just be in this place, at this
time. The simple act of being present, drinking in the scents of the
garden and allowing myself to acknowledge it has reset something within
me I didn’t know was off balance". Colleen McKay http://communications.eckharttolle.com/newsletter/2012/02/digging-deep/
In gratitude for my humble garden,
Marg
Every morning is a prayer
