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Good morning all & thank you for the thread, Diana ….. it ‘makes’ my Saturday mornings!

No garden work to do, so I’ll talk about something a bit different then. Early in the year, I picked up a guided meditation podcast: Meditation Minis with Chel Hamilton. I figured I’d try them for the fun of it although I really needed something for stress, anxiety & sleeplessness. The very first ‘mini’ I did was themed on the beautiful holiday lights.... so simple, but it stuck with me for days which was a true surprise. I’m not as regular as I should be, but I end up listening to Chel’s soothing voice/meditations (she’s a professional hypnotist … she’s got the voice down pat) when I really need her. It’s gotten so that all I have to do is hear her voice, and I start to relax. I have gone from being VERY skeptical that what she does could make a difference, but it has.

So why am I bringing up meditation on the Garden Thread? Because Chel has one called “Garden of Your Life” and she describes it this way:”The results of our lives bloom from the environment we create. In this guided meditation we visit, plan, tend, and create the garden of our lives. What do you want to grow? Use this meditation to explore, and create it.” Have you ever thought about your life as a garden? It’s interesting to view it that way and envision what your life’s garden would look like if you translated it into plants/flower …. and what you would ultimately want it to look like in full bloom/mature plants. I’d never thought of my life as a garden before …. gave me something to think about.

Another one that is something you may enjoy is“Calm Renewing Green” described as: “The green of leaves, trees, grass and shrubs has a calming yet re-energizing effect on many people. Maybe there’s just something about forests and meadows hardwired into our psyche that helps us feel more relaxed yet hopeful about the possibilities of a new adventure being just around the corner. “ I love the outdoors, the trees, grass (even if I DO have to mow it!) and especially everything growing in my garden so I was drawn to the title.

If you’d like to check out Chel, here’s here podcast via Podcast Republic & you can look for the titles:

https://podcastrepublic.net/podcast/963597166

The only think I dislike are the ads at the beginning, but that is how she helps support her podcast. I have this podcast on my phone app so I just fast forward through the ads – once the meditations start, there are no interruptions.

BTW, if I have trouble going to sleep or wake up in the night & can’t get back to sleep, I put on one of Chel’s sleep meditations (18-20 minutes for my”go to” ones). I’m asleep before they end. :-)

Happy “gardening” all!

A very calm (at this moment) ~Q