Monday, August 23, 2010

Nature: One Happening Season

In my house are two plants with rigid, treelike trunks. They step forward and backward - moving, but not progressing in four years. At least they're surviving. As close as I've been, I didn't realize how much they're leaning and how unnatural this has been. Again I'm told they need a significant change; so, finally back outside they go.

Just halfway into the season one is standing tall. The other is still blah. A new pot, soil and support are added. Its roots thank God. In a short while, the main branches are moving towards center with renewed energy.

The season is still at hand and both plants are replacing dull, older parts with leaves reflecting their inherent richness. They complement themselves. Other plants sharing in this, beyond what hearing or seeing can detect, are also becoming robust.

It's amazing what, what's natural for you, can do. A lot can happen in one season.

All is within yourself. Know your most inward self and look for what corresponds with it in nature.

3 comments:

  1. yes we can make change if we dare to alter our ways. i like the message and the encouragement.

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  2. Changes are essential to our growth. I enjoy reading your articles because there are always hidden nuggets inside them which keep the mind alert and thinking.

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  3. I just noticed a plant in one portion of the yard growing tall with big flowers and in another portion growing much smaller with miniature blooms. Why? The latter is in an area that gets frequent mowing. It has adapted to its circumstances just to be able to do what it can within the limitations. It has rearranged its encoding, its DNA. As humans, we want to avoid the kind of adaptation that causes us to get used to being smaller than intended.

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