And so it begins! I started my seeds yesterday. I also added a basil plant that I picked up at the Healthfood Store the other day because I knew that it was organically grown, and because my own basil seeds haven't arrived yet. I was able to get three little plants out of it in addition to already harvesting some of the bigger leaves to share with my BFF who loves cooking with fresh basil as much as I do. So far I have mint, chammomile, lavender, and lemon balm (the parsley is coming with the basil - can't be a proper Italian cook without parsley AND basil).
You may notice that there are a few strange looking things that are not seeds. My avocado pit is starting to show signs of splitting, something that all the plant websites assured me was normal and a sign that the roots and shoots would be forthcoming. I also clipped off the top of a carrot and put it in water. It is already starting to sprout. I don't expect to grow carrots in a pot but I've always loved their leafy tops simply as decoration. Sometimes looking around at what you have on hand and thinking outside the box can produce some really creative ideas.
Life is alot like that, too. Especially during these times of change and upheavel where we find ourselves living our lives from a whole new place of understanding. How many of us have been looking around our homes asking ourselves: "What can I make for dinner with what I have in the house," or, "What can I do to get my mind and attention off the constant bombardment of news and fear?" How many of us are finding that getting out even if it's just a walk around the block is clearing our minds just as the newer, clearner, less polluted air is cleaning our planet without all those fossil fuels we would normally be pouring into it every day? More often than not, when we challenge ourselves to look at our lives, and our world, from a different mind-set, we can create the most amazing things. I'll never grow tired of my sharing my very favorite Wayne Dyer quote:
"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."
Kind of makes you look at a carrot in a whole new light!
And so it is.
