I love the comparison of gardening and meditation, both being rooted in biology. I am starting work at a nature and peace based school this fall. The school has embraced my mindfulness perspectives and opened doors to allow it more regularly into the student experience next year. I love the idea that mindfulness and mediation are incredibly aligned to nature connection and gardening. I think sharing your words with my coworkers, the parent community, and students will help new student focused mindfulness efforts find a home at the school. Thanks so much Adriana!
Oh wow! This program that you're helping to create sounds so beautiful, Lacie. Congratulations on this new path of work; what a dreamy (and helpful) combination of modalities coming together in the name of education. 🌺
Dear Adreanna, As usual your writing strikes a cord: "Our job is just to create fertile conditions. To tend to our inner life like a garden. Which also means culling the maple shoots before they grow destructive. " If only I could cull my maple shoots, regret, anger, sadness, envy, to name just a few of my personal favorite shoots, as they sprout. You have given me a metaphor to lean on. And for that I am so very grateful. Thank you.
I chuckled in self-recognition at the idea that meditation would "fix" you (and me). And the Pema quote brought tears. Bringing self-acceptance and even appreciation to all of my many neuroses and unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaving is some really hard, seemingly impossible shit sometimes. I've lived with my own body and brain and heart for 50+ years and I can grow weary of my old patterns. What would integration mean for me? I really love that question. Thank you for your beautiful writing and insights!
I love the comparison of gardening and meditation, both being rooted in biology. I am starting work at a nature and peace based school this fall. The school has embraced my mindfulness perspectives and opened doors to allow it more regularly into the student experience next year. I love the idea that mindfulness and mediation are incredibly aligned to nature connection and gardening. I think sharing your words with my coworkers, the parent community, and students will help new student focused mindfulness efforts find a home at the school. Thanks so much Adriana!
Oh wow! This program that you're helping to create sounds so beautiful, Lacie. Congratulations on this new path of work; what a dreamy (and helpful) combination of modalities coming together in the name of education. 🌺
This was so incredibly meaningful to me ! Adreanna your writings and insights are such a gift ❤️
Cherie, I'm so so glad. Thank you for being here and reading along with us. 💛
Dear Adreanna, As usual your writing strikes a cord: "Our job is just to create fertile conditions. To tend to our inner life like a garden. Which also means culling the maple shoots before they grow destructive. " If only I could cull my maple shoots, regret, anger, sadness, envy, to name just a few of my personal favorite shoots, as they sprout. You have given me a metaphor to lean on. And for that I am so very grateful. Thank you.
I'm so glad the metaphor is useful to you, too, Celia. To a life of culling sprouts. 🌱😅
Oh how I love how your mind works and appreciate all that you share!! Yes to all of this!!
Thank you Anne! Appreciation right back at you for reading. And for being. And for reading and being you. 🌺
I chuckled in self-recognition at the idea that meditation would "fix" you (and me). And the Pema quote brought tears. Bringing self-acceptance and even appreciation to all of my many neuroses and unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaving is some really hard, seemingly impossible shit sometimes. I've lived with my own body and brain and heart for 50+ years and I can grow weary of my old patterns. What would integration mean for me? I really love that question. Thank you for your beautiful writing and insights!