Life is a Garden: What Seeds Are You Planting?

Even if you have never planted a seed in the ground or in a container in your home, you are still a gardener! Whether you believe it or not, your thoughts are the seeds in your mind garden. Your emotions are the soil in which you are planting your seeds. Your actions will determine the outcome of your gardens.

How Healthy Are Your Gardens?

Reflect for a moment on the gardens you have already planted in your life. How is your health garden, how about your relationship garden? Is your career garden or your financial garden growing beautifully and just as expected? Is it colorful and full of life? Or does it have some weeds in it that are killing all the beauty of it? Sometimes we need to identify the weeds that are growing in our mind gardens, so we can safely remove them and plant seeds that make us happier, give our lives the amazing colors and variety that we all deserve.

If you have weeds growing in your mind garden than you will need to take action right away to get some weed killer. Some popular weed killers on the market today would be meditation, affirmations, hypnosis, EFT tapping, religion and exercise. These are what we gardeners call changing the soil. When we change the soil (emotions), we have the power to plant better seeds (thoughts) which in return changes the look and feel of our gardens.

I gave a plant to someone special the other day, and was surprised to hear her say that it will probably die, because she did not believe that she had a green thumb. I was amazed with her comment. This woman has a beautiful home, successful career, and a wonderful family that cherishes and adores her. She seemed to have magnificent well attended gardens in many areas of her life.

Why was she intimidated with this little plant? This plant was just like everything else in her life. It required a little attention, a little nourishment, and some light and that plant would grow and blossom into a colorful and attractive decorative piece. I find it interesting how quickly we judge and dismiss ourselves without realizing just how capable we are at helping things grow and the simple life giving tools we all possess.

Did you know that Jesus was a master gardener? What you don't believe me? Go ahead and read the New Testament and you will see that it is filled with great gardening tips. Jesus was a master gardener! He clearly talks about how to identify good soil from bad.  He talks about how to recognize the fruit on the trees and how to manage weeds. He also gives advice about fields, crops, and herbs. Oh, don't get me wrong, I am not talking about religion; I am talking about life and the garden you plant in your mind each and every day.

In the end we are all gardeners! Whether you decide to get a little dirty and plant a physical garden, or prefer to tend to your mind gardens, either way we all plant seeds every day. Choose the good seeds (thoughts) and plant them in great soil (emotions) and you will have a breathtaking colorful and healthy garden that will bring you much joy and happiness.

"Cultivate the garden within." - Proverb

"Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders." - Henry David Thoreau

“Friends are flowers in life's garden.” – Proverb