I don't have a whole lot of room to plant out at my home, but what room I have is used and whether it's flowers, a small potted fruit tree or two, vegetables, or hanging and standing pots, I find immense value in surrounding myself with green things.
This weekend I've spent a little time with nature, at home in my garden, and it left me feeling satisfied, happy and a little excited for the future because everything is looking so lovely and healthy.
Humankind used to rely upon themselves for the production of food and products they used in general and those that didn't have the ability to grow or make things had to trade other goods or services for it. As time went by that's mostly changed though, the predictable journey of progress, however I think it's ingrained in humans to toil, it's what has helped us rise to the top of the food-chain, and part of that is the ability to grow our own food.
I don't know if my desire to grow things stems from that age-old process humans have gone through, but I do know that growing things and consuming what I grow brings me deep satisfaction.
My lack of room prevents me growing enough to sustain myself however growing sustains me in other ways, my well-being, and provides me so much more than the nutritional benefits alone. Point in case, my lovely little strawberries.
I'm not sure exactly what I did right, but I have so many strawberries growing that I think I'll be able to share them around. Hmm, maybe only with my partner I guess, but I think we're going to have a strawberry-fest in the not-too-distant future and neither of us will mind one little bit.
I'm always amazed at the process of growth in nature, the way things begin in such a small and fragile way and transition through various stages of growth to the end product and beyond; I say beyond because these strawberries are going to have an onward journey into bowls of vanilla ice cream or yoghurt.
The lovely part of nature is that my strawberry plants will recover, journey forward again and, in time, will produce once more.
I gain so much value from my garden, and nature in general, and would be lost without it. Sometimes I become sad when something reaches its natural end but it's just that predictable journey running its course, the circle of life, I guess. I can't help but draw a parallel to human life and the journey we all take; one that needs certain elements to flourish, nurturing and care, tenderness and love. It's those things I find, partly, from nature itself and within my thoughts and attitudes. Like my garden.
I'm on a predictable journey and I seek to make it the best I possibly can and so I grow things, spend time with nature, reflect within myself and apply passion...the same passion I'll apply to eating my own strawberries with vanilla ice cream.
Becca 💗