Beginner Gardening: End of Year Ramblings, 1 by Weezingreens

Weezingreens wrote:
Aimee, you have struck upon something that is truly valuable. Yes, serenity. I've never been very good at serenity. It seems I must fill up every moment with something... most often, in the big scheme of things, it is just busywork.

Working in the soil is one way to set the mind free while keeping the hands busy. I've found the same serenity in kneeding bread. Work is being done, but the mind is free. How nice to be able to stand still without searching for excuses!

Nature has a way of making you stop dead in your tracks to view the wonder of its beauty. I could work for hours and weeks and months and years to put together the right plants in the right places, but ultimately, even in a pile of junk, nature will find a way to make it all beautiful... and it really doesn't require any of my busy work efforts.

My greatest wish is that I never become so obsessed with my busywork that I miss some beauty in nature... a cloud formation, the play of light through the trees... those moments that are serenity at its best.