My love for living au naturel is an interesting and fun
journey. Learning to love myself right
where I am, precisely as I was created, and the desire to take care of this
vessel that I have been gifted with is growing :O) It’s been a joy to try new raw foods and products
to soak up all the good nutrients I can to feed me energy to live life
well. Exploring my yoga practice and
expanding my knowledge of it to strengthen my body, mind, and spirit gives me a
confident boost into the future, healthily.
I was eating an apple one day and decided, instead of
throwing the seeds out, I wanted to plant them.
So I did, HA! And eureka, 3 of
the four seeds I planted are actually growing :O) Fast forward a few weeks: one day I had a gut-hunch to use The Google to
find out how to grow an apple tree from seeds…I was amazed at the personal involvement
required to raise a fruitful
offspring of apples (or any other fruit).
Grafting is the key. You plant the seed into soil, water it, and
love the little seedling until it is about 30 – 60 cm high then it undergoes a
process of grafting it to a healthy parent tree in order to produce good quality fruit. (Some of you might already know where I’m going
with this). If you desire to grow deliciousness-in-your-face
quality fruit, you choose which species of apple (or other fruit) you want to
produce (scion), then cut a stem of it at a steep angle. You do the same to the seedling’s rooted stem
that you raised. Once you have them cut
at steep angles that will fit like a glove, you then align them together where
the thin greenish plant layer just under the bark of the scion and your beloved
seedlings stem touch each other. You
then use cling film and masking tape to keep them in place. Within 10 – 15 days, if aligned properly, you
will see little shoots starting to bud from the grafting seam. If they are not
aligned properly, the graft will fail and chances for fruit production are slim. If you choose not to graft it might be
5-6 years up to 15+ years before seeing any fruit and if so, the fruit will
more than likely be bad, whaaaaa!
My “Wow!”, “Ah-ha!” and “Thank you, God!” moment came when I
was thinking about this whole process the other day while watering my little
seedlings (that are growing nicely, by-the-way). I was reminded how important it
is to choose what I am grafting myself to. If I choose to graft myself to what others expectations (or put-downs)
are over me, pop-cultures do’s and don’ts, or past events in my life that I
have chosen not to release, then the fruit
I produce in my life will taste awful (insert crinkle face here). I’d be reeking of bad fruit and I’d be
releasing confusion, frustration, bitterness, anger, jealousy, etc. But if I choose
to graft myself to be one with God, then the fruit that exudes from my core will be so much tastier! I will be releasing into my sphere of influence a heart of service, joy,
peace, confidence, direction, and encouragement, etcetera, etcetera, and
etcetera! In my humanness I tend to default to the former, so this visual helps me to remember to be proactive in what I choose to graft myself to.
I’m highly enjoying exploration in my yoga practice to keep
myself centered with God, learning how to release anything that I need to
release, so I produce better fruit now and onward. Hoping to encourage others along the way to
do the same :O)
Ever heard the saying, “You are what you eat?” Yah, me too! I’ve been experiencing the beautiful benefits of eating raw, fresh veggies, fruits and other wholesome goodness.
Incorporating more raw/natural products into my everyday routine has
been UBER rewarding! Thankful for food and products that have greatness oozing from my happy, healthy being :O)
Chow!
Lots of Love and Gratitude,
C
warm coffee shops; holiday tunes;
cinnamon apple scents; movie cuddles with Nickelbug; smiles; fresh baked
goodies; putting up the Christmas decor; eggnog w/whiskey; holiday gatherings; vanilla chai tea (decaf, of course); tapping into my creative noggin to make gifts that peeps may not even use (its the thought that counts though, right?); A Christmas Carol put on by Dallas Theater Center; a good read in front of my fireplace(I have one now!); hoodies; deviled eggs; being iced in and can't drive to work; loads of laughter; nights in with pinot noir and the bestie; my sage green heating blanket; cinnamon tea; yoga hot room; fluffy snow (if we're lucky); watching Nickelbug open her presents; new years resolution dreams; getting cozier for NYE; twinkling white lights; window shopping; buttery knuckles; The Rat Pack Christmas show at Majestic Theater; special soiree's; etcetera, etcetera, etcetera...
