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Soul Gardening

Relationships are like soul-gardens.  What’s lurking beneath the surface within the soil of the relationship will in time, be revealed in both people, in different ways and will impact and manifest in both individuals according to the uniqueness of each individual soul. 

Depending on how conscious both people are about which seeds are planted in their garden, you’ll either harvest something very close to your desires or, far from them. But, you will harvest whatever seeds have been planted and nurtured consistently. 

What do you want to harvest from your soul-garden? 

Think of this carefully…for the seeds you sow into your soul-garden (relationship) will also be what you reap within your own individual souls to varying degrees.  We are impacted by our relationships, and our relationships are impacted by how we perceive ourselves which in turn impacts how we show up in our relationships and treat one another. These perceptions seem small and insignificant (like seeds) but produce significant things. Think of an acorn.

Seeds have invisible power, naked to the physical eye. They hold immense energy though. Seeds are mini power-houses. What kinds of seeds are you planting into your soul-garden?  Let me say it again: Every seed will produce something, depending on the type of seed you sow.

Plant consciously.

These are some of the seeds we can plant in our soul-gardens (aka – relationships):

• kindness
• grace
• patience
• respect
• compassion
• vulnerability
• authenticity
• understanding
• honesty
• generosity
• mutuality
• passion
• warmth
• tenderness
• sensitivity
• affection
• humility
• freedom
• responsiveness
• awareness
• openness/receptivity
• curiosity
• encouragement
• inspiration

These are weeds we can also plant into our soul-gardens, which all start out in seed form:

• judgmentalism
• ridicule
• defensiveness
• competition
• criticism
• blame
• withholding
• distrust
• shame
• violation 
• doubt
• aggression
• coldness
• cruelty
• secrecy
• insensitivity
• deception
• apathy
• unforgiving
• hiding/inauthenticity
• selfishness
• control
• diminishment
• ignorance
• resentment

What are you planting in your soul garden?  Get conscious about this, because your significant/intimate relationship is a soul garden. We are shaped by our relationships, and we can also shape our relationships by the seeds we plant. Seeds are powerful, and the more conscious you are of the seeds you plant, the more empowered you will feel as a co-soul-gardner.

Within your most intimate relationships – you have power which impacts how you experience your soul. We live in a soul-making universe, and it is my belief that the gardens of souls are intimate relationships.