Gardens help us learn to create order in our lives. So much of gardening involves the routine tasks of maintaining order. I spent the weekend cleaning up my garden, preparing it for planting on Sunday. I mowed some grass, also, and picked up the rest of the autumn leaves and put them in the composter.
Our post-modern world rushes us from one event and place to another, creating stress, raising adrenalin levels, and bombarding us with so much information. It's easy to lose touch with the natural rhythm of life. Gardening brings us back to that primal rhythm, and teaches us that delicate balance between action and contemplation.
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