April: On Nature

April 22

Today's reflection was inspired by a quote from Monty Don's book My Roots: A Decade in the Garden.

When you are planting, you are facilitating life. When you are planting, you can forget your contracts to society for a moment or a few hours or a day. In this time, it is you and nature, you and the planet—you have no mortgage or rent or job, you do not have to eat or watch or buy—your task is simple and singular.

You’re neat and organized? Great—create your little world of plants in rows or by alphabetical order or species. Do you subscribe to the chaos variety of life? Also great—grab a handful of seed and throw it around and see what survives the birds. Plant whatever and wherever you want without a second thought and let nature do its thing.

• Reflection title: Build Your Kingdom
• Creative inspiration: Monty Don, My Roots: A Decade in the Garden
• Reflection Question: When was the last time I planted something? When and what will I plant next?