Getting in touch with nature, hands in the dirt, sweat dripping from the forehead, is a natural way to reconnect. It also happens to be one of the most available sources of chi energy. If you don't live near any mountains or bodies of water, a fertile garden is also a great place to recycle your old energy out of your feet and hands and receive new energy through those same doorways.
Its a meditation in movement. If you're saying you don't have a green thumb or don't have the fertile soil to work with. Planting herbs or flowers indoors or on a patio or balcony will work just as well. This week we made a new clothesline in the back yard, and I broke the ground for a garden today. It felt so necessary, having had the space in the backyard to work with. My ecological clock was really ticking and every time I looked outside at the sun shining and warming the Earth, I knew I must give back to the space- plant and hang clothes- rather than utilize energy-consuming appliances like dryers in the middle of a warm spring.
Be the change in your neighborhood, get out and smile and say hello to the Earth, to the birds, to the trees, and give thanks that you are healthy enough to use your hands and body to do the work. Say hello and smile to your neighbors, it's okay if you haven't in many years, today you can start!
We all benefit from having a sense of community and somewhere down the line you might feel assured knowing that your neighbors are looking out for your home when you are not there.
So, expand yourselves- as the trees and branches and flowers do while they bloom and spread their reaches, you can too...
Plant an herb, say hello to your neighbors, hey even plan a block party this summer!
Reach further than what is comfortable. Enjoy the difference. And feel quenched from that daily heart juice!!
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