The
Gift of the Garden…Refreshing One’s Spirit and Soul…
As I prepared myself this morning to refresh the garden, during the busy spring growing season, I started with my regular routine of creating an extra full “to-do” list , filled with great expectations of cleaning the beds, pruning the roses, trimming the bushes, feeding the plants and the list goes on.
After
creating my list, I put on my garden clothes with my hat and gloves proper
shoes and off I marched to conquer my “to-do” list.
As
soon as I stepped outside the cool morning breeze washed over me with a warm
welcome giving me a sense of newness. The orchestration of the birds singing merrily with the movement of the
wind brought such a peace to my soul that abruptly brought my “to-do” list to a
complete halt. I began to pause and take
in the gifted garden moments. I started to watch the morning dew on the roses
tearful drop to the ground
while discovering a nest of eggs and feeling the
warmth of the soft velvet layer of sunshine.
I
found myself not marching but lightly walking through the garden and began to
open my eyes more to discover the variety of new blossoms in vibrant shades of red, purple, pink and
yellow painted on the bright green leaves of the plants and trees. I felt my
spirit lifted and I found myself raising
my arms to spread my wings as if I
were dancing with the butterflies
as they gently floated to the sound of the
musical chimes.
Several
hours later, as my garden adventure was coming to a close, as I began to
prepare to go inside, I felt a sore and started to shake off the dirt, dust and leaves from my clothes yet
took comfort in the sweet scents of jasmine and citrus blossoms washed over
me.
As the evening shadows began to create a restful blanket over the garden my soul was refreshed and fill with a peace from the beauty of nature’s treasured gifts.
