Garden Delight

I love to garden! Have you ever planted a flower, bush or vegetable? I get so excited waiting for the first shoots to pop through the soil. Watching the plant grow and strenthen is a slow process but when the first flower buds open or the fruit begins to ripen, it is as if, I was a helper in giving it life.

Our life experience is very similar. There are hundreds of seeds planted around us everyday.
Some of the seeds are: warmth, kindness, love and freindship, while others are: mean, deceptive, doubtful and negative. Both kinds of seeds will grow if they are nurtured.

With the right blend of love, light and support, we can choose to facilitate the growth of the positive seeds.  These types of seeds naturally weed out the negative seeds in life. However, if we choose to nurture the mean, angry, jealous types of seeds, our garden will become overrun with weeds and choke out all other life. Our flowers and fruit will easily wither under the heat of the summer sun.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

"Like the seeds that you plant in a prepared garden bed, the more positive ones that you nurture, the healthier your fruit will be." tc

Serpent Mother

Corbin, my oldest son, and I went hiking in a place called Red Rocks, on the west side of Las Vegas, NV. We climbed up and over boulders for over an hour in order to reach the top of a spectacular waterfall cavern.

On our return to the desert floor, a group of people were huddled at a small waterfall.  Beneath this huge rock, under a flowing stream sat this beauty. The rattlesnake had it's head up and alert but not making the known 'rattle' sound. I never knew rattlesnakes liked this type of environment.

As the serpent is symbolic of life and death, renewal and transformation, I suppose it should come as no surprise that it likes water! Ancient cultures recognize the serpent as an important symbol of higher knowledge.  Gods and Goddesses of the past have been depicted as a serpent.  Original creation stories and myths are full of magical, mystical powerful serpents. It was a special moment to 'safely' view this beautiful creature in her own environment.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

"Hello, Serpent Earth Mother. Thank you for the renewing gift of life." tc