Sowing Seeds
Posted on July 30, 2013 by Jennifer Helene Popken-Leeds, One of Thousands of Spirituality Coaches on Noomii.
The lessons from planting my garden. Planting thought seeds...
I have been super busy these last few weeks cultivating soil, seeds and planning my food for the summer and autumn. I am truly a novice. But with my daughter in school and her schedule, I, as an adult, have to settle down and be here now.
Since I turned 18, I have been traveling all over the world. Yes, literally, I have been traveling and not able to lay or cultivate roots in a garden. This will be my third year attempt and I think I will bear fruit this year. Give thanks.
I have a garden and lots of bunnies, deer, ground hogs, squirrels etc. I am planting kale, Swiss chard, fenugreek, fennel, broccoli, cauliflower, claytonia (salad), mache (salad), spinach, cabbage, peas, cilantro, parsley… I am starting my zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers. I am really very excited. I may have bitten off more than I can chew though. But I will see my way through.
What I realize is that growing my own food is the next level in understanding food as medicine. How the plant grows. What weather it is afflicted by. How it stands up to or fails in the presence of bugs, what kind of nutrients in the soil it needs. I am observing.
I am also doing something that is meaningful to me. I am pre germinating most of the seeds in my mouth. It might sound odd, I know. But it makes perfect sense to me. The enzymes break down the shell of the seed and the seeds are germinating twice as fast (yes, I tested it), but even more importantly, the seed communicates with my DNA to grow in a way to nourish what my body needs. What do you hear in that?
How amazing will it be to awaken in the morning and walk in the garden and pick the food your body is calling for right off the vine and nourish your body with the best food, loved and nourished by your hands?
That is my dream. What is your dream? Can you see it? Seeing it is the first step. Nothing is created that isn’t first seen.
My garden has taught me that if I plant too many seeds, there will not be enough space to grow and the plants will not develop, they will be weak and never have the chance to grow to their capacity.
This was a HUGE lesson for me. With the conversation of possibility, I tend to create, create, create and every thought seed that is left unwatered and under nourished cannot thrive. Nature holds many lessons.
