This post was inspired by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. She’s challenged us to just ‘be’ in our gardens.
I’m not sure I know how to relax and just ‘be’ in my garden. Simply relaxing anywhere is a challenge I face. Working and puttering away in the garden feels relaxing to me. The garden is where I go when I’m stressed or when I have serious thinking to do. After a few hours or days spent in the garden all is right with my world again.
For all the effort and attention I give to the garden, it gives back equally, but in different ways. For some people gardens give food and sustenance. My garden gives me peace, joy, solitude, hope, promises, space to think, a creative outlet, a place to relieve stress, a work out, an escape, warmth, a sense of belonging, a feeling of accomplishment and sometimes even sanity.
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