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A Thought about Nourishment

Yesterday when I looked out the window, I was reminded that nourishment sustains us and makes us grow. Just two weeks ago, I was lamenting that many of my flowers and plants had been damaged by the extreme heat and lack of rain even though I had been watering often. The blooms were droopy, the leaves were wilted, and some vegetation had turned brown. Just when I feared the flowers were doomed, the heat relinquished its hold and the rain fell. After several days of rain, the flowers are now perky, pretty, and proud. Not only did the flowers and plants survive, they are flourishing.

My thought, as I looked out the window, was that I had become wilted. My concentration had been poor. I had struggled with everyday issues. I had let the challenges of everyday life and grief get me down and get in the way of my creative spirit. I blamed these recent problems on the heat; then I quickly admitted that excuse was faulty because I live comfortably in an air-conditioned house.

So, I told myself that, like the flowers, I need nourishment. I need rain. I need to do those things that I have always done to nourish my creative spirit. I need to spend more time meditating. I need silence. I need to return to my usual habits of reading and studying. I need to make a commitment to draw more. I need to write poetry. I need to journal. I need to work in my yard-till the soil, plant, and pull weeds. And, I need to paint.

I had struggled with one painting for two weeks until yesteday when I looked out the window and saw renewal and perseverance in my backyard. Then I knew I could look within and make the simple changes needed to nourish my creative spirit.

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