A different kind of community garden

What if a group of people started a different type of community garden?

Not one where we all go out and find a plot of land and equally work/share, but one where we use our own property?

We could take a section of our property, (many of us have this set up already) and use it as a "community garden" section.

We would all grow different kinds of fruits and veggies and share them with each other.

Considering the various microclimates on the coast, we could have some amazing food for very little cost.

It would require very little organization time, in fact meeting time can mostly be done via email/groups or blogs.

This is a way that we can help to feed ourselves and each other without relying so much on grocery stores.

Friends that do not have property to grow their own fruits/veggies can contribute by helping out in another friends garden.

Let me know your thoughts.

Peacefully yours
Tejas

Olivia's Garden

I want to develop Olivia's section of the Garden.

I want to paint the daisy box a bright colors with suns and birds and butterflies on it.

I want add perhaps two more boxes in the same manner.

I want to plant the area with hearty ground cover that when stepped on will smell wonderful.

I want to incorporate fairy circles, some type of play fountain and unbreakable gazing balls.

I want borders of annuals around the play stucture and sandbox.

I want to add birdfeeders that are child friendly

I want to be able to enter this area with a small fence with a gate, so that children will feel that this area is a special, magical place just for them (and too keep the dog poop out.

I want to do this in to it's completion using a girls planting/creation day on
Saturday, May 3rd

I want to finance this by using my flex benefits refund of 500.00.

So Mote It Be

The Mirror

As I was getting Olivia ready for school today, I started asking her to get ready.

"No mama, I'm too busy," she said looking down slightly.
"I have a project to do. I am making a kite." She busily continued on with her tape and paper, fully committed to finishing her project before school.

Now, I immediately recognized my own words, "I'm too busy".

While I always make time for Olivia, I do occasionally have to tell her that I am too busy to play with her right now.

I could handle this two ways, I thought.

I can force her to get ready right now. That's right, be in complete control and stop her busy important work so that she could put on her pretty dress and look nice and sweet for school. But wait, if I force her to stop there will be tears on her end and frustration on mine.

I decided to let Olivia be in control. I glanced at the clock, decided that it would be ok today if we did not put on the pretty dress. She could go to school in the shirt and pants she had been playing in all day. I gave her the time to finish her project.

Then we put a piggy tail in her hair, shoes and boots on her feet and off we went. No tears and no frustration.

I honored what I saw in the mirror.

I honored Olivia's reflection of me.

I honored that fact that sometimes we are just too busy to pay attention to someone who wants it.

I honored this with a feeling of pride growth and satisfaction.

I am glad that I respected Olivia's busyness.

Everyday is a blessing and a lesson and yes a look in the mirror whether you want to or not.

Blessings

Boundaries

I want to set up a work from home schedule.

I want Olivia to either go to daycare/playgroup during this time.

I want to initially set up only 4 hours per week for a work from home schedule.

I want my other days to be free for other things/activities with Olivia.

I want to grow my business with clear time and money boundaries.

I want to incorporate this into the Marketing and Advertising collective.

I want $2000.00 to take web design classes.

I want to carve the time out of my schedule to do this.

I want to benefit financially from web and graphic design.

I want to quickly transition from a work away from home to a work from home schedule.

I want this to benefit my family financially and emotionally.

butterflies #2

I want to create an advertising and marketing collective that caters the non profit and spiritual community.

I want to create an artists co-op.

I want to create a community garden.

I want to take a class in permaculture with Starhawk.

I want to complete my herabalist course.

I want to color and draw and play with Olivia.

I want to walk my dogs.

I want to spend quality time with my husband.

I want to spend quality time with myself.

I want to incorporate my healing work into all of this.

I want the time to do this.

I want the money to do this.

I want these creations to abundantly support my family.

I want to surround myself with people who will help me create these things.

I want to use these creations and skills to benefit community.

I want to rely on my wise self to make good decisions.

I want to spend my days working on these creations and my nights home with my family.

I want the financial support to do this.

I want to know where to get this financial support.


The butterflies are fluttering and the light is shimmering.

Thank you, universe for showing me my true path. Please keep it well lit. :)

Butterflies

I want to know what I want. 

I want to be ok with what it is that I want.

I want to be passionate about what it is that I want.

I want to feel emotion about what it is that I want.

I want to feel joyful about what it is that I want.

I want to be able to look at what it is that I want straight on and know without a whisper of a doubt that this is what I want. 

I want my body and soul to shiver with joy and excitement from this discovery of what I want.

I want to be able to embrace what it is that I want with confidence and secure knowledge that yes, this is it!

I want to go to sleep at night and wake up in the morning knowing that I am walking my true path with my eyes open and seeing all the possibilities before me.

I want to welcome all possibilities before me with a joyful heart.

I want to open my heart and let the butterflies out.

Again.

I want to walk in bright shimmering beauty.

Always.