Tending to a garden, not raising a barn
30 Sep 2010 Leave a Comment
“My” Body’s knowledge
y sandraheron in Uncategorized [Edit]
This has been rumbling around for a while and it is time to let it out. In a conversation with a colleague recently the lens with which I see and experience my child shifted. I had spent each moment of her eleven years believing that what I was engaging in was a “barn-raising.” You know, the “it takes a village”, it is going to be hard work and worth it, where is everybody, etc? This colleague poked me about the use of the word raising and something sprouted within me.
This morning while meditating I can hear this same child singing in the shower. I could not conjure up any image of a barn raising. I did have this beautiful image of a flower singing in the middle of a sun shower.
She does not need me to shape or mold her, just tend to the soil around her, remove the fences that I or someone else builds. I am aware of the need for lots of great nourishment that she craves for her spirit. I have also learned to draw attention for her to consider her own fences for consideration and that my garden is my garden.
If you could see the land I live on you would know that the gardens are not restricted, they are noticed, enjoyed and respected.
Imagine as I make this shift with my child. And I know this is all about me. I do not need to be shaped, molded or trained. I do need to “get into” the gardens of my choosing and experience “me” without the molding.
hmmmm…my life is good.
