The seeds we sow

Each year at around this time, the seeds that i have sown begin to poke up their little shoots. Some of the shoots survive and flourish, others don't. Some are weeds, not intentionally planted and not wanted, but they pop their heads up too nonetheless. As the shoots start to emerge, i check in with myself, it reminds me "what have i been sowing lately?"

This time of year also reminds me that it's not too late to plant some new seeds. And it also reminds me of the importance of keeping the ground fertile, moist and free from obstructions so that the seeds that I want to flourish will do so.

And as for the weeds, you've gotta get in there aggressively and get rid of them while they are still young, before they get established, before they reproduce and maybe this time next year, there won't be as many of them to contend with.

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I am white hot buddha nature - fuzzy love to y'all.

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walking then sitting

I read just recently that doing walking meditation just before sitting really ramps up the value of the sitting. So I tried that for the first time today and I agree. Thanks for the tip.

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Spring time dreaming

It's at this time each year it seems that I start daydreaming and future planning, sowing seeds I suppose. It's the time of the year when the journal gets dragged out and thrown into my bag so that it's available for spontaneous entries.

It a reflective time, a creative time, a whispy thoughts time of the year. I wonder if this is a spring time phenomenon for everyone, or perhaps its just me, perhaps it being a spring baby that makes me reflective at this time???

There is just an uncontrollable flow of thoughts and feelings that need to be jotted down, gotten out of my head, reflected back on and then left. In fact I think my jotting practice has the same effect as noting practice - looking at it, naming it, then watching it leave the mind.

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