Caring for Creation Podcast ~ What About All the Other Pollinators?

What About All the Other Pollinators?

 

There are more pollinators, including Bats, Butterflies and some Moths, Wasps, some Beetles, as well as Black and White Ruffed Lemurs. (Black and White Ruffed Lemurs are only found in Madagascar.)  We will have more flowers, more fruit, and more honey the more we care for and support all the pollinators!  This is a great time of year to start a small pollinator garden at your house or apartment.  You could even start one in a large pot on your back porch.  Just make sure it will get enough sunshine thru the year.  If you start a pollinator garden now, you will have plants blooming and ready to go this coming spring.

 

Every state or county, even small towns usually have great resource information about Pollinator Plants that do well locally.  The Native Plant Society is in every state and is an excellent resource for pollinator plants that are native to a specific area.  Using native plants usually ensures the plants will survive and thrive in your yard.  This also means the plants will tend to attract and support "native pollinators"!  The Nature Conservancy is also a good resource.  So, more pollinators equals more flowers, more fruits and nuts, and, over time, greater diversity of plants due to cross-pollination.

 

Gardening is also known to be calming and relaxing (scientific studies have shown this to be true).  A quick search on Google says the following:

 

Research has consistently shown that gardening can be calming for humans, with studies indicating that engaging in gardening activities can significantly reduce stress, anxiety, and depression while improving overall mental well-being and life satisfaction; this effect is attributed to factors like physical activity, connection with nature, sensory stimulation from plants, and the sense of accomplishment from nurturing growth.

 

This year we have major storms, train and boat accidents, wildfires, and politics.  It is said that "politics makes strange bedfellows".  It is also true that politics can generate stressful situations, as well as anxiety about the future.  It also seems that we have been overwhelmed with information this year.  Some sources are reliable, some are questionable, and other sources are misleading.  We probably have misleading information about misleading news sources.  Being constantly overwhelmed with conflicting or incendiary information is not healthy for anyone. 

 

If you are looking for a way to step away from this crazy world that the human species has created, then step into the Creator's World.  Creation is usually calmer, much more coherent, definitely interesting, very often beautiful, and sometimes humorous.  One of my very early spiritual teachers used to say, "If you want to understand the Creator, study Creation."  I have found that to be very good advice.

 

Have a Good Week and Take Very Good Care of Yourself!

 

Mary Christopher teaches mindfulness, breathing, and spiritual

practices.  Gardening and Being in Nature are among her favorite activities.