Planting Seeds ~ Inner Peace Guided Meditation for Sunday July 21 2024

Inner Peace Guided Meditation ~ 7 pm PDT, 8 pm MDT, 9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT

This weekend I volunteered at a Center for homeless families.  These are usually Moms with 2 or 3 children.  The Moms work full-time and are responsible people.  Due to the high cost of rentals or owning a home, these families are sometimes without housing.  They usually stay at the center for 2 to 3 months and have help finding an apartment or a home. Local churches provide dinner 7 days a week and usually stay and eat with everyone. 

Friday evening I was sitting with 3 ladies from a church down the road.  We started talking about community gardens and family gardens.  We all had family gardens growing up.  We learned early that if you plant a specific seed in good soil and take care of it, you can expect to harvest tomatoes, or peppers, or eggplant, or herbs, depending on the kind of seed you sow.  We had a great time remembering the fresh vegetables we grew and ate growing up.

We also talked about how we felt "service" in our community was like sowing seeds and setting good patterns as well as cooking and serving dinners.  So, that got me thinking about how our thoughts, especially our habitual thoughts and trains of thought are like sowing seeds in our Brain.  We know that our habitual thinking creates neurological patterns.  We also know we can generate Endorphins or stress hormones like Cortisol by thought alone. 

I liked the idea of consciously "planting seeds" in my Mind and Brain.  It seemed to simplify the whole process and remove any aspect of good or bad.  I was also aware of what a delightful and fun conversation we had just by talking about gardens, and sowing seeds, and harvesting fresh herbs and vegetables. 

Seems like such a simple and down-to-earth way to practice mindfulness.

Thank You for showing up and for all the good work you do every day.

Have a Wonderful Week and,

Remember to Breathe ... Mary Christopher