In need of a bigger size....

I'm thinking outer expansion can indicate inner  growth has taken place... an old way of being in the world no longer fits...
 ... remembering the discomfort of growing out of clothing as a child... 

..a pinching of too-tight shoes preventing me from moving comfortably... 
or, buttoned up high, a too-tight school shirt & tie, squeezing against my expanding throat, making it hard to speak... 
and, coats too tight under my arms holding me back...

For a time, I grew out of everything, it seems, although I never became tall...

I was a child who loved food...


Recently, I've put on a new spurt of outward growth... my ill-fitting clothing feels restrictive... 

I still love food...

 The symbol of outer clothing corresponds with ways in which I present myself to the world...

... I have outgrown old clothing... old ways of being...

Some items still fit... I'm noticing they were garments that gave me plenty of room to move when I originally selected them...

Some items are so small, that I haven't worn them for 40 years, but keep them, because I still think they are pretty... must be a part of me that no longer fits them, but that I continue to like... perhaps I am still attached to being a girl...

And food...
is what feeds me... 
another symbol...
I am delighted by new experiences, new ideas, new sensations... 
these are food of the mind, of the soul...

And on it goes... 

So, may you always clothe yourself in beauty, and feast on delights every day of your life.

Lessons from the garden: sustaining yourself in every way

Coming up to summer solstice, I am back in the garden, looking at what I shall be harvesting this year... There's still time to plant a few more seeds, and give the plants that are struggling some extra help...

I'm doing the same in my personal life... still weeding & planting, sowing and watering, harvesting and planning...

This week, it was pointed out to me that although circumstances may change, life is not lived in stops and starts, but in a long sequence of events... much like the continuous turning of the seasons...
I liked that...

Makes gardening in a sustainable way even more appealing too...

I guess if you want to sustain yourself well, you need to identify your requirements for vitality, physically, mentally, emotionally & spiritually.... and put in the work to cultivate, harvest, and process them as best you can...