Mindset shift and transformation around cultivating the experience that you want to have. Using the analogy of planting seeds.
Anika Apple
In Your Secret Garden
Nursery Rhymes are in a word…odd. Right????
So many have deep undertones that make you do a mean side-eye. 🤨
I was reflecting on what God said to me this morning and remembered a line from Mary, Mary quite contrary. “Oho, how does your garden grow?” (Ummm- pretty grim nursery rhyme, by the way.)
I don’t recommend looking up the assumed meaning. But I invite you to hold that question as you read the message that God shared with me for us today.
Each of us have a garden, and God has given us the assignment to be the caretaker. Our job is to determine what we want to plant. We get to be precise about the amount of space we want for what we plant. Pruning and harvesting are a part of our responsibilities as well. You can have plants, flowers, or whatever you want in your secret garden.
Seed GIF by 60 Second Docs
The seeds you choose will be watered, fed, and given sunlight by the master gardener- the creator- Spirit. Sometimes, you will be asked to water it, and other times, a bountiful rain will fall, blessing the earth and everything therein. The conditions for growing whatever we plant will be, in a word, perfect.
Given the guarantee of growth, the question before you is this:
“What will you grow in your garden?”
You look down at the seeds in each of your hands. One is filled with Seeds of Doubt, lack, emptiness, unforgiveness, sorrow, and limitations. The other hand holds Seeds of faith– growing in variations of love, joy, opportunities, change, hope, overflow, grace, and peace. Both will grow in abundance. (Yes, you can have an abundance of emptiness or overflow. It’s your choice.)
The conscious choice is pretty obvious, but before you start celebrating and sending virtual high-fives to each other, let me ask you this:
“What’s growing in your secret garden?”
That’s where the real exploration starts. We have a garden that we don’t always tend in the same way you just envisioned the garden in this example. This secret garden has seeds you planted long ago. It probably has some weeds in the areas where the Seeds of Faith are planted. It might even have a significant area dedicated to the Seeds of Doubt, likely planted to help combat the surprise attacks of rejection, disappointment, and fear.
Luckily for us, God sent a reminder that any day is a good day to take a look at what we are harvesting and ask these questions:
Does this represent what I intended to plant?
What am I asking God to water for me (ie- is this what I want more of?)
Have I dedicated space to that which I no longer want?
Am I satisfied with this harvest?
Kevin Durant Hot Ones GIF by First We Feast
Whatever you plant will receive nurturing from the master gardener, with a guarantee that it will grow. Today is the day for you to walk through the garden.
What am I feeding? What stories are ready to be released? Am I owning the experience that I am having? What do I want God to help me grow in my life? Because whatever you choose will grow in abundance. It is worth cultivating what you actually want in your life.
Many of you remember my story about how I could not grow plants. I drove a bamboo plant needing life support across state lines to my dad, who revived it and split it into multiple plants. Yes, it was that bad. But rather than give up, I changed my story and began to say that I could grow plants. Take a quick look at what’s growing now.
We can make our lives more Remarkable by tending to our gardens with intention. Be encouraged. What you plant will grow, so choose the seeds that will blossom into a harvest you really desire.
Peace and Blessings!
About Last Night, Holding Space
Holding Space was incredible!
Everyone left moved yesterday. There was an abundance of love and being present for each other. Tears flowed, truths expressed, and there was healing. We aligned on a miracle we are standing for as well. Something magical happens when you are in community with one another. One perfect example is that you don’t have to shoulder whatever you are facing alone.
Here’s the excerpt Anika shared in the session last night.
Even before we hit record, God was stirring things up. The magic that happens when I am in the company of these sisters is so replenishing. Our frequency was high, and the gems were dropping from above. GET READY!
This episode, grounded in one of my favorite topics- identity, is everything! From the opening through the soul-stirring conversations with Hosts Kailei Carr and Myra Capri, the episode delivers. Add it to your “must-watch” list and make sure you subscribe!
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