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I took some 'time-out" to enjoy the Canada Day long weekend! So here's a throwback from three years ago...enjoy!
It's a Saturday in July. Not just any Saturday...nope, it has to be one where it's a screaming 30+ degrees "without the humidity" as we like to say. Yep, this is the day that I take a look over at a patch of garden just beyond my sunroom and decide, it's time. Now's the time that this garden needs to be weeded.
Fast forward four hours and several blisters later, and it's done. Sigh, relief and a huge sense of accomplishment. My garden has been refreshed.
The next morning, as I'm enjoying my coffee on my deck, I look over and admire my hard work and bam! It hits me...what a metaphor!
Now that the extraneous growth has been removed, I can clearly see all the plants that had been covered up by the shade of the weeds. Plants that are already starting to stand tall again and, believe it or not, a couple of them have blossoms starting to unfurl. You know what else I see? Space. So much luxurious space that has been revealed around the plants. Space for breathing and potential growth; space that hadn't been visible before. I'm in awe as I look at the resilience that nature has. By removing some obstacles, the garden responds almost instantly to the light that is available to it, and the air around it. It's able to flourish again.
The word refreshed comes to mind again.
Metaphors. Why am I spending time sharing this with you?
How often do you let the weeds in your life overpower your garden? These weeds can show up as people; ideas; crappy TV shows you watch; too much news, or other situations that block your growth. It could be the weeds of other people's attitudes or opinions; ideas that you realize aren't actually yours! Opinions and advice, all shared with the greatest of intentions yet, they somehow have begun to overshadow your plants. If you let them, they can take over and hide the light so the plants begin to wilt and crumple. However, by carefully weeding out and separating what's yours, and what belongs to someone else, the plants are able to stand tall again. The space created allows time for reflection and also time for new growth to occur.
So how about you? Do you need to spend some time weeding your garden?
Are you willing to give it a try?
Let's get to it...
Your challenge for the next week...
The slower lazy days of summer are the perfect time for reflection. Have you been going with the flow, just because? Maybe now's the perfect time to take a moment to notice. Is it time to question something that doesn't seem right anymore? Maybe do that and see what happens.
Are you ready to take a time-out to assess where you're at? Contact me and we'll get you clear...
Stay safe and well.
Cheers,
Ann
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