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Thursday, November 1, 2018

To Survive or Thrive// Sustain or Regenerate ?




To thrive or sustain

The influx of interest among the educated erudite pedestrians over sustainability and sustainable models has allowed for an interesting discussion on what we actually think is sustainable. What does it inherently mean to have something sustainable ?

To sustain means to keep its original structure intact and able to work across an indeterminate amount of time without being compromised and degraded. Sustaining something operates under the main crux of maintaining a sense of balance and order within a system. This model can be questioned in a multitude of ways. Why would someone want to sustain a current model when the model can be transcended and improved? Although stagnation and decay are not admirable traits, it is important to question whether preserving a structure to survive is even applicable or helpful. Key word: survive.

It’s easy to think that surviving is something that we should all strive for. This blanket term is divorced from the idea of self improvement or re-invigoration. Just trying to survive can mean that it takes a great amount of suffering involved. “But hey you are surviving right?” If we can break through a survival model and focus more on a thriving model then we can use survival as a tool to reinvent itself.

Sustainable Model:
" We must maintain this certain thing in order to keep it going at it's original intention and integrity. The model must work the same way like it was when it was put into motion."

Sustainability has become much of a junk word and heavily politicized among the environmental movements and other ideologies. Comparable like "spirituality" and "mindfulness" in a way. Co-opting words for consumerist causes. All these movements beg the question on whether or not the current in model in place can sustain itself. Well, that certainly is a good question, but why is it being asked in the first place? To CHANGE things.

A problem that arises however is that people insert their own biased perspectives that distort all different possibilities in improving a system that seems unsustainable. It is getting too lost in an answer and outcome and allowing for someone to simply say that they have the "right" answer. This very much mirrors the "savior complex". The idea that someone has the magical solution or divine rite of passage for changing an unsustainable model when the model actually might not be that unsustainable in the first place.

With all this in mind, the intention of questioning models you see as unsustainable is one of the first steps in attempting to improve it. It allows for the mind to discover and listen to what the belly of the beast is grumbling about. All in all, people project their own issues on to things that they see as unsustainable trying to fix an outside problem when in reality it needs to be addressed from within.

We can survive on certain things alone, but does that mean that we are inherently making things better or more efficient for our future selves? Improvement requires the ability to be consciously aware of what we are doing and how we can do it better for everyone. Sometimes we use what we got with what we need and the current knowledge that we have. Necessity is the mother of invention and also the step mother of ill intentions.

So when we understand the Sustainable and Survival model, we can start to see how it could fall apart and become short sighted from the myriad of possibilities involving innovation. What happens we focus more on thriving and less on surviving? Thriving implies that there is some progressive move towards a hazy goal or method of improving what had been done in the past. Thriving means expanding to the limits of potential. Challenging all various crooked paradigms and out dated modalities to produce fresh innovative results. When one is able to have the means of stepping out of just "surviving", they are able to venture into the realm of the unknown. A realm of potential chaos and uncertainty. A realm of creativity!

It is the natural skepticism that arises from curiosity and awareness that can allow for someone to see and ultimately UNDERSTAND how things are working and not working at the same time. Making connections and not isolating to possible scapegoats allows the flexibility to experiment and not pigeonhole into a dogmatic ideology. To think in terms of costs and benefits and not Solutions is a way to act out a Thriving Model.

Malleable 

Thriving has a deep hidden narrative. It is quite similar to a Hero Story or an Ascension Story where the main character (you) is aiming towards the maximum potential or (greatest good). The orientation towards new possibilities with twists and turns and that alike. Thriving is driven from intention and the act of acting out the best potential with what knows and doesn't know at the time. It is challenging the sustainable model with skepticism and curiosity. Deviating from the norm will allow for progress in various degrees of potential.

Creativity! It takes creativity to break the limited binds of just surviving. Of course this all within the context. We may have found ourselves in various points in our lived where we feel like we are stagnating or not really going anywhere. Well, how did you get out it? It first took the awareness and integrity to admit to yourself that something simply felt out of line or out of balance. Maybe your routine was starting to dull you in a mechanical psychosis that nipped nuance and spontaneity at the bud. Maybe the challenges from your life had been dulled down and everything just felt like a chore. Was there a catalyst for change in these situations? Was there an AHA! Moment or was there a gradual awakening the unfruitful nature of what was? Was it an extrinsic moment or more of a intrinsic moment that allowed you to see your own self perceived dullness? The questions can be endless, but the point to bring is up is that there was some spark of creativity that allowed for you to see the naked nature of what simply "was not working for you" at those points in time.

Also, to surrender to what is. Accepting that totality in return for sometimes nothing, but growth.

To regenerate

What does it mean to regenerate?

When we see the pitfalls, errors or failings of our trials and journeys, we can use those as seeds for a new landscape of understanding. Much like composting, regeneration focuses on taking the dead matter or non-matter for that matter and using it as fuel for new opportunities and challenges to arises. It takes the conscious effort of burning of the dead wood to allow for a fresh new tree of perspective. This in an important realization. In order to effectively and efficiently "move forward", one must see how they can renew old concepts and transform them into a new "thriving" modality. 

When you can see the interconnections between everything, you can open yourself up to a new sense of wonder and then any action will be an act of thriving.  The cause and effect of cause and effect. A cyclical nature centered around the conservation and efficient use and reuse of energy. 

Like the 3 R's. 
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 

More importantly we can get more out of the Reduce part than the others. This one tends to get overlooked. It must feel good to have that feeling of moral uplift when tossing that plastic bottle, but did you really need it in the first place? Were there any more "environmentally conscious" options? Turning it back inward and questioning yourself on why you are buying alleged recyclable materials, will allow one to conserve and thrive considering it would be more cost effective and less distracting or taxing in the long run. This conscious use of energy can allow for someone to REGENERATE old habits that were subconsciously or unconsciously driven. 

What do I actually need? What will I need in the next week? The next 6 months? The next 6 years? 
What is necessary? What is necessary for your own personal GROWTH?

DG



Friday, August 10, 2018

Bless The Jerks



A bumper sticker on a truck reads " MEAN PEOPLE SUCK". A catchy catch phrase creating and illusory "other" to shame how rude and vile people can be. I mean it is catchy. I will give them that, but it might be creating a more harmful or less constructive message in the long run.

It is easy to write people off and give them labels in the long run. The pattern run mind we all have loves to categorize things and put them into little tabs and boxes. Most of the time we have too many tabs open in our mind! When we other-ize we create more a divide with what is. These labels may be good for scenarios of threat detection, but sometimes it carries animosity into our routine lives. When we see people as mean or nice, we are adhering and believing a dichotomy that centers around establishing imaginary of images of what we think that person consists of. A dick or a jerk isn't necessarily being a dick on person. There is a whole past and story to the person that is "acting" like a jerk. When we label, we cut out all the possibilities that the "jerk" could be suffering and simply acting out his frustrations out of unconscious means.

It might make us recoil or even reflect the attitude of the jerk being a jerk to us. This is good. This is a mirror. An opportunity to see how this person is bringing our insecurities to the surface. Maybe this jerky person is trying to call out for help in a way that is highly unhelpful and unproductive. We can create all these stories in our heads all we want, but we can't actually begin the journey of knowing until we actually ask and calmly and patiently be there to LISTEN.

What if we flip the coin. Instead of us simply reacting to these so called jerks (hurting people), we can approach the situation with the gratitude and responsibility. The response ability we all can access at each conscious moment. It is about paying attention to the needs of the individual and how it affects you and then everyone around you. When you see problematic people as mirrors and potential reflections of your own insecurities, then you can start to begin some deep work on who you think you actually are. Is that image your mind creating of that certain person real? Does it represent the totality of the suffering individual or is it mainly driven from your own conditioning from the past? It is amazing to think how conditioned we are to who we think we are. Identity becomes a tricky thing and we love to put in on a porcelain glazed pedestal most of the time. It tends to hide our vulnerabilities which can hinder growth where we need it the most!

/Challenging Assumptions/

When we assume that a person is being jerk because that's how they are as a "static " person, we doing ourselves a grave disservice. We assume that this person has some type of agenda. We assume that this suffering individual is purposefully trying to be a jerk. When we catch ourselves making assumptions, we can learn from them. We can get comfortable or at least accept the fact that we simply do not know. Of course there will be outliers. Some people may have malicious intent, but where did that intent come from? A more important question. What are they acting out and how are they acting out their own unconsciousness and suffering?

Our mind likes to create stories. It tries to make sense of things in the moment in order for you to survive and move on. When someone upsets us, we create that false image and narrative. Does that person or group of people have power over us when they drag us down into their own suffering spiral? This goes all goes back to how we react and how we observe our triggers and inner turmoil. If we can imagine a jerk as a mirror and potential lesson for insecurity, we can reclaim our own sense of peace and stable emotional landscape.

The guy that cuts you off in traffic. Bless him. Thank him. Even if he or she does not hear it. Say it out loud in your car at least for the sake of bringing it out into the world. Thank them for offering an opportunity for you to recenter yourself with the present. An unexpected and uncertain gateway into the depths of your own little fragments that NEEDED to be brought to light in the first place. A breath of relief for sure.

What we Appreciate is what we Tolerate is what we Reciprocate!
Like mirrors, we reflect what we want to see or what we know. Sometimes these reflections are unflattering, but are unflattering for a reason.

What weight are we carrying by allowing suffering people to take up so much of our presence? Why plunge into unconsciousness when it isn't constructive in the long run? Are we compensating for something when we feel a need to be defensive and protect out precious sense of identity tied to the conditioning of the past?

Listen and Observe.

DG

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

The Simple Art of Putting Things Back Where They "Belong"



The Simple Art of Putting Things Back Where They Belong

The dishtowel lays unfolded and in a weird post-modern like sculptural from on the kitchen counter. You just used it to wipe the egg white mess from the counter. Cracking eggs isn't your forte and you were too particularly hungry and in a hasty mood to bother with the pristine care of egg shells and its gooey byproduct. After reaching for the cleaning product underneath the sink, you sprayed it on the dishtowel and did a couple of intentional wipes on the surface. Tada!  No more egg mess on the counter. You quickly return the cleaning product to the bottom kitchen cabinet and move back into the living room where you left a couple books, magazines and pens scattered on the coffee table.

What happened? Oh, you forgot about the dishtowel. Funny how we can get so caught up in the moment and routine that we can put things back where they belong, but also neglect things that should go back to where you got them from. Funny how we can be so unconscious of the simple things and act out disorder with the way we treat objects in the material realm of life. It is a reflection on how we view ourselves in a sense. It is a mirroring of our own consciousness.

The compulsory nature of thought can lead us to leave dirty socks and underwear in our own minds. When we get caught up in the Thought Psychosis and whirl wind or unconscious behaviors, we tend to lose the presence and ATTENTION to what we are actually doing. There is a direct thread with the dirty thought socks and the actual socks we leave lying about along the floors of our bedrooms and living rooms. The inner is indeed are reflection of the outer. So what to do? We can observe these scattered thoughts and notice how they arise. Easier said than done right? I could go into a trite and cliche' description on how "mindfulness" might make us organize our thoughts and environments, but I think that would diminish and ultimately distract from the actual RELATIONSHIP we must develop to the workings of our mind and the environment around us.
// No Buzz Word Zone //

What happens when we start with these small things? After all the devil is in the details with a little pitchfork telling you to put that book you finished reading back on the shelf. So observing the arising and nature of how our thoughts and how we feel is paramount in understanding how and why we leave things literally and quite metaphysically scattered about. How does it make you FEEL when you put something back in its correct place you have made for it? It is important to understand that you may have created that space in the first place for a specific PURPOSE. Ah yes, purpose. So all these objects that are in order or disorder have an underlying utilitarian aspect based upon some type of underlying meaning to you or particular function to BETTER your life or at least make it more efficient ( less chaotic ).

That painting on the wall serves a sense of meaning to your space and what you value in life.

The tool drawer is a reflection of your needs and values as well as a projection of potential for what may or may not HAPPEN in the future.

So when all things are in "Order" ( to you ), how does that make YOU feel?
It is the act of paying attention and listening to what your mind and body are telling you. A visceral experience that can help you align yourself with where you need to be or where you THINK you need to be. And where you think you should be is all apart of the process of finding where you are in every moment. The makeup of who you are and how conscious you are of it.

It's the conscious attention to the energy that matters. The energy that is used for the mitigation of thoughts and things. The energy that can be misappropriated in states of confusion and emotional turmoil. Oh how we can squander this precious energy through these Thick Thicket of Thoughts.

So why doesn't it seem so hard to put things back where they belong or at least forget to do it in the first place? Great Question. If you were totally present, do you think you would forget where to put things back in order? How does one little thing relate to the big picture? This goes back to the illuminating concept of  "How you do one thing ( no matter how small ) is how you DO everything!"

How you put on your socks is much like how you scrape that little bit of grime off a plate.
How you keep your passenger seat in your car is like how you clean you keep the top of your stove.

//

How do you wash the dishes? With care? With haste? Just trying to get it out of the way? Another question. Do you think you were PRESENT for the washing of the dishes? What happens when you let those dishes pile up? Sure it starts out as one or two, but then neglecting it can create a mountain or porcelain. ( So you put it off ) Understandable. You have priorities. Well, we ALL have priorities. Why wouldn't you think keeping things in order or putting things back where they belong are a TOP PRIORITY?

Ah you see! You say you want balance. Well, what does that mean? Surely, there are more immediate things in your life that need more tending and vital urgency towards. So when you procrastinate the small things, they turn bigger like the problems we refuse to face or sweep under the rug. The boiling pressure of negligence compounds and slowly expands in your psyche. So in a moment of frustration, one can look around and see what is not "in place" and take ACTION.  Key word: Action. Action drives character and the way we choose (or not choose ) to see the world!

When your "anxiety" or discomfort arises, what happens when you look around you and see what is not in place? What happens when you put something back in it's right place? Or where you think the "right" place is. How does it affect your mood? Ah. Observe it. Feel it out.

REFLECTIONS

The way we organize our spaces is a reflection of how our minds are organized.


DG

Stevie Wonder SATURN lyrics:

"Packing my bags going away
To a place where the air is clean
On Saturn
There's no sense to sit and watch people die
We don't fight our wars the way you do
We put back all the things we use
On Saturn
There's no sense to keep on doing such crimes"

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Everything Might Be Dancing




A young man misses the trash can when he attempted a most excellently
formed throw towards the wiry rim of the receptacle. An older woman
passed by with a dog that suddenly decides to lay its excrement on the
yard in front her. It was not her yard. It was a neighbor’s. She
gracefully and intentionally reaches for the doggie excrement bag to
pick up the new poop. Meanwhile a kid rushes outside to try to chase
down a squirrel. The dog that was pooping starts barking. Some birds
fly out of the tree above the old woman. Back to the young man, he
goes back to get the missed trash and attempts another free throw
towards the receptacle. With a little more elbow grease and conscious
effort, he arches his arms up gleefully and launches the paper trash
towards the can again. BAM! Perfect throw. No bouncing off the rim. No
tense moments of uncertainty. Nothing but plastic bag.

Within this visual world exists the empty space between the
vibrational nature of matter. Everything just looks so solid and
colorful. A real spectacle for the eyes (Even if we cannot see it.).
An unfolding of predictable and unpredictable circumstances.( Or that
is what we think.) A dance between disorder, order, neurosis,
abundance, decay and chaos. This underlying structure of vibrating
micro- mechanisms and color variances allows for a type of interplay
between the way we think, feel, act, and see!

There might be way more to this. So much unknown. So many basic labels
and compartmentalization of things we see and feel in the world. All
sign posts for trying to make sense of what’s going on. Our mind does
such a great job juggling with all these concepts and illusions. Our
conditioning builds up most of our software that operates without even
us even having to try. The Unconscious Workings of our complex brain.

Oh how great how this complex organ it can fill in ___the___gaps.

The mind creates the image for as amorphous it might be. From that
creation of the image, comes a distortion of perception built upon
past experience. The image is dead to the presence of the now. It is
tied to our fuzzy memories. The fading of the images that are imprints
in our memory of our past experiences. As Roland Orzabal from Tears
For Fears sang “ Memories fade, but the sky still lingers.”

Back to filling in the gaps. The images we see in the world.
Reflecting light. We tend to forget the spaces in between the notes in
music and the wind between the feathers of birds in flight. Do we idly
pass by the objects we see every day and simply fill it in as
background noise? Certainly when we boil it down, there is more empty
space than the hard matter we can see in the material world.

So you can imagine. Imagine what these invisible waves might look
like. The waves and  vibrating specs that make up the composition of
the table you are sitting at or the  tree you are staring it. Hard to
imagine in a way. We can only see so much and our brain fills in the
rest and corrects. It seems to be a measurement beyond measurement
itself. An image and a concept for a thing we see with our eyes. We
name it, we analyze it and we categorize it, but do we actually see
it?

What a grandiose spectrum of matter that matters in the way that we
think or have been conditioned to think might matter to us.  What is
really the matter with matter?

Behind this matter is the ever present and transcendent field and
movement of energy. Ah yes, movement. The movement of the particles of
matter itself and the movement of energy from motion and simply just
existing. Energy Transfer. Energy Transformations. Blocks of
immaterial life force like abundance constantly moving in all
directions. A coordinated and graceful dance of energy. We can use
this energy in many ways. Simply observing the underlying energy as
you feel it course threw you is absolutely enough. How you use it is
what makes all this matter matter!

“ Oh how things come together in such harmony and unity. Look how easy
things can fall apart. Look how interesting the falling apart can lead
to a new space for harmony and potential. That transference of energy
is all part of the dance. The ebb and flow of what is.”

Of course this energy is formless, but we can use this energy for so
many things. We can channel the energy into different actions and
inaction. The simple act of sitting can be a good use of energy. The
act of washing dishes with intention and attention to the task, can
allow for a vibrant use of energy. An endless cycle of energy
transference and transmutation. Even the thoughts and ideas that pop
in our head are full of potential energy. The world we see around us
is filled with what once was thought of or dreamed about. From the
complex structured wiring of the brain erupts beautiful formless
thoughts that we can imagine. From that imagination which we may call
a good use of energy, begets a process of manifestation in the real
world.

You see the stop sign that you are told to stop at when driving a car.
What came before the sign? Ah, the need and awareness to protect and
keep things in harmony. The stop sign came from the intention of
deriving order from that which had not been manifested. A series of
thoughts that lead to a series of steps that lead to an actualization
of something material and functional in the world. All the from the
working mysteries of the mind and the effortless dance of potential.

Everything might be dancing and it certainly is dancing when we
channel energy like some type of transcendent conduit. A beacon of
light and potential encapsulated around a vibrating presence of
constant movement and impermanence. If we see all these happenings and
awakenings as types of movements much like that of dancing, we can
flow with the energy and move with what is and not against it with
such blinding effort and forceful intention. Momentum. The momentum
that sets off a chain reaction and domino effect across each waking
moment divorced from thought, but incorporating and erupting thoughts
as an ornamentation to the Grand Dance!

Ah yes! The Grand Dance, the dance of the daily grind or daily
blessing. Now you see how you can see things? The Eternal Presence i
always accessible. Always nourishing and always transformative. For
with each breath ( a great life force of energy ), comes a sense of
peace, surrender and relief. Not a forceful brow beaten dogma driven
means to an end task driven complex system.

There is just as much dance in driving as there is in washing your
hands. It relies on the attention to the intention. The being with
what is. It is that attention that relates to how you do one thing and
how you do another thing. How you do one thing can essentially reflect
on how you do everything. Do you see? Do you see how dancing and
sweeping a floor can carry the same type of action, passion and
integration with the now that is here now? A flick of the wrist and
the intuitive glide between each motion is a composition of conscious
action and energy distribution. Whether slow and graceful or abrupt
and passion filled, the movements in between are the gooey nectar of
the dance of consciousness and awareness. All major movements and
movements in between are in relationship and just as important with
each moment one is present.

The Infinite Spectrum of Cause and Effect and the Effect of every cause.

Like the inner reflecting the outer, the breath encapsulates the
Transcendent Universal Principle of Push and Pull. Rupture and repair.
The dancing of dimorphic vibrations and the spectrum of all things in
between. In between the crevices of each move whether planned or
spontaneous. In between the thought and the action. The actualized and
the Ideal. Harping on a motif of climbing melodies that eventually
walk on down to a lower register of stillness. From stillness to
erratic bursts of energy. An energy that ties all things together
without a thought or intention. Attention to this energy is a must in
harnessing it and letting it flow. An awareness of what is and what
could be. Much like the inhalation and exhalation of breath. To Hold
and to Let go! The Dance In Between the Falling Apart and Coming
Together of all Things. Even the things that certainly are not
“Things”.

So now you can see the interconnected web of everything and most
certainly nothing. A lattice of (in-betweeness). Now you can see the
interplay and dance of what has already been, what is and what could
be. Slow it down. For in a haste ridden state, one can find themselves
frustrated and stuck. That stuck feeling is that disconnect from the
present and a short stopper for the flow of the energy that is so tied
to your attention. Like they have said, a golfer must be one with
ball. Cheesy as that may sound, the act of slowing down, breathing and
acting with over thinking is a type of divine connector to the
presence of energy. One might exclaim that they must simply “ Stop and
Smell the Roses” as a means to tell you that there are so many things
that you are missing when you are trapped in your own head and energy
draining state. The inner certainly is a reflection of the outer. How
you treat that ball before you hit it says wonders on how you might or
currently treat yourself.

Everything is Dancing. Dancing behind our eyes and clear view. Dancing
underneath our feet and way over our heads. We are part of the dance
whether we like it or not. Do you feel that tug and that pull? Do you
feel that invite to let go? To and fro. Side to side. How you choose
to dance is how you will choose to be with the way that things are and
how they might be. An effortless task of letting things happen without
all the thorny things that come from chasing happiness and comfort for
a future not yet here. Here is what we have (and ever will have) and
offers everything we need. So get on your feet and take a twist
through this blessing of uncertainty.

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Planting Seeds



I’m all about planting Seeds!

With my index finger halfway into some soil of my garden, I realized
the sheer joy of putting a small seed into the ground. It’s an
investment and a discovery of unpredictability and of course, growth!
With some care, awareness and discipline, planting a seed can teach
you a lot of things that branch out into other aspects of your life. A
real integration of action starting from the earth itself.

Of course you can plant actual seeds, but the metaphorical and
metaphysical aspects of planting seeds seems to have a reverberant and
transcendent quality that echoes into the very richness of life
itself. You plant seeds with the intention of growing some type of
plant. From that plant, one can harvest food, medicine or merely groom
it to be a beautiful and resilient flower that takes your attention
and pleases the eye. So we can look at the process of the seed and see
how it could translate to the way we interact with the world around
us. Hence, you can plant actual seeds and metaphorical seeds in your
daily life.

How do you tend your garden? Both inside, outside and the one you
might refer to as your mind.

The planting of seeds doesn’t take a monster amount of effort to plant
and maintain. When you engage in the act of planting seeds, you are
allowing for some unknown potential to manifest in the future.
Sometimes the outcomes of planting seeds will provide more or less of
what you thought would happen. It’s that tricky thorny bush of
expectation. So focused on means to ends and concrete results that we
forget to truly appreciate the process and spontaneity of action!

Wrestling with Uncertainty, but Dancing with Potential.
Planting seeds is much akin to trusting the journey and process and
less about the overall destination. For a tree will die and return
back to the earth and allow for the way of more seeds of potential.

Think of planting seeds and planting ideas as one of the same thing.
We have some much potential to plant vibrant seeds of potentiality
within the blossoming minds of others. Think about it. When a thought
pops in brain from some type of external stimuli or a randomly
accessed memory, what happens? Does it spiral into a new a whole new
set of thoughts and images? Rarely do we ever just let a singular
thought go into the wind and away from our consciousness so quickly.
It’s the cyclical and very compulsory nature of thought. Thought
begets thought and so on. So think of these chains of thoughts as a
type of vine that was once a small, shiny and compact seed. It was
planted by something. Something from the past or something that
triggered a memory. Most of the time, involuntary. Unconscious. Most
of the times unaware from the crevices it has been called from.

You could almost think of some of these intrusive and “bad” thoughts
as weed that can be carefully pulled to make room for the growth of
new ideas, spaces and realizations.

Now that we can see the inner workings of thoughts and thought based
systems, we can see how they can grow into different forms. Sometimes
creating a rather peculiarly beautiful thought tree or a Thought
Forest wrought with many emotions and possibilities! So consciousness
and us being conscious of how our thoughts work and how they influence
our ACTIONS and BEHAVIORS is a big thing in discovering how we can
plant seeds that could potentially create how we see the world, others
and ourselves.

So these thoughts can sometimes transform into new budding flowers
that we call IDEAS! The lightbulb moment of efficacious whim or
withering. So these ideas can become very USEFUL seeds, but a lot of
it depends how we plant and care for these idea seeds. Do we want to
plant these seeds and see how they grow or do we want to discard these
seeds and put them in a dark place for them to “possibly” be planted
later? This is where the potential factor can play a key role. The
potential to plant and then nurture the growth of our own ideas.

T O   N U R T U R E

Of course there are many variant factors associated with the planting
of seeds. Both literally and figuratively. The environment is a big
factor. The inherent quality and potentiality of the seed is also
another BIG factor. The quality of the dirt and/or the mind must be
taken into consideration. If we plant seeds in a very dry and
infertile type of landscape whether it be talking to a group of people
or getting our hands first in the garden, we are not opening ourselves
up to very affirming and proliferating results. The How you plant the
seed(s) and the Why are both important factors in determining how the
seed(s) will grow.

Now that you have planted seeds, you allow yourself to see new
opportunities in front of you that would probably not see before. A
synchronous manifestation of conscious spontaneous delight! Think
about it for a second. Let’s say you plant the seed of wanting to look
for a new place to live. Beforehand, you may have skipped over the
many For Rent signs on your way to your job or household. When you
planted the seed or seeds of the intention of trying to look for a new
humble abode, you have allowed your consciousness to orient itself
towards that intention. Like a magnetic attraction. Soon your eyes
will delight in the garden of potential that you have brought into
being.

Seeds of Manifestation. Seeds of Intention. Leads to a bush of New Invention.

It reminds of that classic saying, “You reap what you sow”. You get
what you plant. You get back what you put in. You give for the sake of
giving and intention of sustaining, maintaining and fostering
wonderful growth!

When a plant or an idea starts to take momentous growth, it takes a
keen eye and a little bit of tender loving care to keep it growing and
flourishing in the right direction. It is so interesting to me when I
hear people tout the expression of the “ Fruit of our Labor”. I think
the metaphorical makeup of that statement rings true with what I am
trying to get at with this whole planting seeds concept. If a tree is
planted in a fertile and conducive environment and is pruned and
groomed to produce juicy and sweet fruit, then it can lead to the
satisfaction of taste buds and the proliferation of more delicious
fruit bearing trees. The eternal relationship of cause and effect that
reverberates from a small point into an eternity of potential.

Seed to Tree to Fruit to Seed to Trees to Forest to a Perpetual Feed.

Just think of how it amazing it is to think that big forests have
started from small little seeds. With the fostering of the environment
around them, they became giants and provided life and shelter for many
other animals. An ecosystem of life, death and sustainability. The
marriage of fertility, balance and the melding with what is that
allows a seed to erupt into the light from darkness. Planting seeds
implies the act of awareness to watch them grow without trying too
hard to control the outcomes. To simply let it be. To let it reach
towards the sun in its own pace. It’s own rhythm. It’s own intention.
The attention to your intentions will surely leave a future forest of
garden brimming with new and unknown possibilities.

To Observe. To Maintain. To care for with a sense of grace. To sit
still and to grow. At a slow pace with bursts of momentous space.

The seeds that do not erupt from the dark nutrient mass, shall compost
back into the natural order of things. Or maybe it might not be the
seeds time to grow. It might not have the right conditions from which
it can spread its stalks and branches. One cannot force this delicate
process. What were the conditions when the seeds were planted? What
has the weather been like? Have you done all you could have done with
what you had at the time! Aha! Only so much in your control. Why try
to waste so much time worrying about the sprouting of seeds. In a good
time, there will be good time.