The Secret Garden was published in 1911. I'ts the story of two miserable children who are nurtured by Mother Nature. As the children bring back life to an abandoned and overgrown garden hidden behind stone walls, its revival becomes an inspiring metaphor for their own restoration.
When you ponder the metaphorical side of this story, we need to find a way to bring it into our own perspective. I think that overgrown garden is the part of our lives that somehow becomes messy and not taken are of as it should. We all have those things that we let slide -- for me it's two things: putting dinner dishes in the dishwasher every night after dinner, and when it comes to self care, I'm not always on top of doing the things girls should do, like taking care of my skin with lotions or potions (or whatever is popular these days!) Leaving things undone makes things appear much messier than they really are But taking care of a garden, like taking care of our selves or our home, has big benefits in the long run. That can lead to many other peaceful moments in our lives when we least expect them.
Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives. But if we learn to tend our garden, to focus on the abundant parts, the parts that we lack seem to fall away, they're not longer as important as the good things in our lives -- love, health, family, friends, work, and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure. Let your passion for life tend your secret garden! Me, I'm going back out to the kitchen and put away my dinner dishes. After that, I'll slather on some soothing lotion after my shower and take care of me today!
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