Gardenwitch's Musings
Inspired by my love of nature and my garden in particular, I have embarked on a midlife career change. This blog will be a place where I can share the journey of building a creative business with its successes and foibles. You will find occasional book reviews, travel logs, and artist date experiences In addition, I will post updates about my garden throughout the year.
Fix It
Struggling through a project might make you want to give up. Here is my perspective on the lessons I’ve been learning with the creation of this piece of artwork, lessons that apply to all of us regardless of what the problem facing you is. When you feel that you should just throw the baby out with the bathwater, stop, step back, and reassess. You might just be able to salvage the best parts and fix the rest. Whatever you do, don’t give up!
Build
We are all builders at heart. Each day we plan, draft, draw up the blueprints of our life. We learn skills, build relationships, create, assemble, and collaborate. Sometimes our efforts fail and we have to go back to the drawing board, and may feel like giving up. Today’s read is about how to stick with it, even when the going gets tough.
Digging Deep
Spring is on its way, and I’m itching to get out and work in the garden. Unfortunately, there is still quite a bit of snow still on the ground, and it is too early to start digging. That’s led me to reflect on what does it mean to dig deep. From that starting point, this post delves into a lesson on plant roots, their functions, and how that can teach us about digging deep into ourselves. How can we take root and prepare to bloom?
Planting
Hope springs eternal they say. For anyone who plants a garden or farms the land knows this nugget of wisdom to be true. This week’s post is about learning how important it is to understand how our food system works and the role each one of us can play in it. Growing your own food, even if it is a small pot of herbs on your window sill is an act of great hope and resistance.
The Trees vs. the Forest
There are many old adages that pepper our language, not being able to see the forest for the trees is one of those. We all are guilty of either focusing too much on the details or on the big picture and finding ourselves lost. How can we balance the two extremes in order to learn how to read the landscapes of our lives.
So you’ve read all of those already? Take a look at my older musings at Blogspot !