A still grey day,outside the quiet permeates everything. Inside I am listening and joining in Mantra chanting with Deva Premal Mantras for Precarious Times. After writing this my next task is to get back out into the garden. I started my day with a little luxury Orange Pekoe Black Tea flavoured with Mint and Chocolate, this is a pleasantly light black tea. I chose my jade and black teacup to enhance the taste/texture sensation; the black outside of the cup has a slightly rough texture against finger and lip.
I have an abundance of energy, I worked four and a half hours in the garden yesterday pruning five huge Hydrangeas and I am ready to get back into the garden today to get the rest done. I haven’t felt this able to get out and do two consecutive days in the garden in a long time. Since we went into lockdown I have been revisiting the things that are really important to me and I have found going back to these basics was needed for my soul as my stress levels have dropped and my energy levels have risen.
Everything I have had around me; my garden, indoor plants, crystals, fountains, aromatherapy, manta chanting I have been in touch with them as you would have read in posts that I have written over the years. But it was only a light, superficial touch with a little depth taken here and there to combat tiredness, stress and disconnection. Over the last six week it has been an immersion, diving deep and connecting all these practices back to my spirit all day, every day. These along with being in the love and comfort of my house and the joy of the cats company as they all come and spend some time with me; and the company keeping includes my aloof boy Khepra he has been coming in and lying at my feet while I am working. All these things are why I am loving working from home.
Maybe over the winter months I will be able to get the Contemplation Garden back up into a usable space it has been over two years since I worked in that garden and it is a wilderness. This garden is a lovely place to sit in the heat of summer with a cup of tea contemplating deep thoughts. If we go down to Level 2 this week I will get my winter vegetable into the garden. I still have the herbs and Silverbeet to eat. My favourite greens are Cavalo Nero Kale, Curly Kale, Spinach and Silverbeet in that order. The white cabbage butterfly decimates the Kales, at pinch will go on the Spinach but doesn’t touch the Silverbeet. Unfortunately the caterpillars like the vegetables in the same order I do.
After her rushed visit to the vet Aurora has perked right back to the sweet self, she is siting on the floor beside me wait for me to finish writing so she can settle onto my lap. I put the white mink blanket on the sofa for Aurora but Serida leaped in and claimed it as hers so I got the blue velour for Aurora. If Serida had a personal mantra it would be “Mine, all mine”.
Sharing words that reflect my sense of where and who I am from my favourite philosopher John O’Donohue.
“The heart is the inner face of your life. The human journey strives to make this inner face beautiful. It is here that love gathers within you. Love is absolutely vital for a human life. For love alone can awaken what is divine within you. In love, you grow and come home to your self. When you learn to love and let yourself be loved, you come home to the hearth of your own spirit. You are warm and sheltered.” ― John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
And the wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh
“Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace
To all who are reading this may you find love and peace in this upcoming week.
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