In today's episode I am getting back to creating consistent content daily because I've been feeling so good lately that I haven't felt compelled to create. Not out of lack of inspiration, but just the fact that there are more important things in the world, like your life and your happiness 😁 I'm testing out a newer format of discussing Mind, Body, and Garden but really hone in on Mind-Body Connection and how it is all based on accountability & taking responsibility for how you feel. If you blame people or things for how you feel, you immediately surrender your power and have no chance at happiness. It isn't until we realize that we color the canvas of our perspective & outlook by taking accountability that we can truly work towards being Happy 🧘‍♂️

In today's episode I talk about the reason why I haven't been posting on social or producing podcasts. A couple weeks ago I was admitted to the hospital with what I thought was appendicitis but ended up being a bacterial infection (no real specific diagnosis and that's kind of another reason I've been holding off on talking about this). The cause could be tied back to heredity, food I ate, a bacterial or viral infection, but the only thing I can control is my diet, so that's the plan to manage this moving forward. Despite the abundance of restrictions on this low residue diet, I feel 1000x better than before. It's almost as if a fog has lifted and I'm only now seeing clearly for the first time 💡👀

Today's episode begins with a focus on the body and the importance of shoulder mobility. I go through my mobility routine & talk about how I feel like being more mobile is allowing me to build more muscle 💪🌱 I also talk about my plans to plant Microgreens & a few trays of tree seeds that I plan to plant in my landscaping or sell as bonsai starters - oak, sycamore, boxwood, spruce, & baobab and I may have a few others 🌱🌱🌱 Enjoy this little rant and if you have a favorite plant, let me know 👇 what it is so I can see if I can grow it in my garden!

I started my morning off with a wild goose chase for coffee filters, but was forced to settle on some gas station coffee & Tim Hortons. That fueled my first morning lift in a while and I feel amazing! Nothing better than morning exercise to wake the body & mind 💪🌱 After talking about the lift, I go back into part 2 of my business plan for Gardening 4 Gains and elaborate on my vision, products & services I plan to offer, and where I see things developing in the future

All year I felt like I have struggled with finding my true purpose for Gardening 4 Gains but I feel like I am finally figuring it out. In today's episode I talk about struggle and how it can either define you or challenge you to become better. I think a lot of it depends on how you frame things in life and whether you take things personally, or just accept the world for what it is; a puzzle to be solved or a game to be played 🎰 My rant on purpose leads into pivoting from gardening into winter time planning and planting the seeds of my business plan. Right now I'm just growing all the food I produce in my backyard garden that is less than 1000 square feet. Since I don't have the capital for land at the moment, my business plan is about converting vacant lots in Piqua into gardens. Basically I'm going to colonize this town with gardens to scale my business and fund my dreams to buy land and/or greenhouses 💪🌱👨‍🌾

Now that freezing temperatures are the norm, it's time to start growing Microgreens on the Grow Rack 🌱 I love Microgreens for the bursts of flavor and the fact that they're so nutrient dense, but more than anything I just need some fresh homegrown veggies in my life! After talking about the benefits of Microgreens, I talk about the other reason why I love fresh veggies - the way it makes me feel. I feel healthy, clean, and powerful and that's a feeling I want to spread to the world! Those feelings are the power of branding and exemplify exactly what I'm trying to do with Gardening 4 Gains - spread healthy living & happiness through fresh organically grown food 👨‍🌾

In today's episode I go off about judgement by people, but mostly talk about the phantom judgement that we all create in our heads in relation to the proverbial "they". We live in the most connected society that had ever existed and I believe it's creating a ton of anxiety because the human mind is not tuned to realize the shear scale of the entire world, it is more oriented to the community or the Self. And in this episode I focus on the Self because it is all we can control in this world but we are creating boundaries for ourselves and reasons why not, or why we can't, instead of working to overcome our doubts, fears, and imposter syndrome to blossom into everything you are meant to become 🌱🌳🧘‍♂️

Today on Mind Body Garden I talk about the weekend and things me & Kyla are doing to improve our living spaces 🧹🧼🌱 For the Mind I talk about my obsession with buying books, and how I'm finally starting to actually read them - for pleasure but mainly for pumping my big head with more knowledge 🤓 Then I talk about Garden - my vision for Gardening 4 Gains' expansion by colonizing vacant lots in Piqua with gardens 🌱👨‍🌾🌱 and how belief has pumped Kyla & me full of optimism and led us to finally taking action on our dreams 🌠

We got our first freeze of the season last night so growing outdoors is completely done for this year! In today's episode I talk more about how a local networking event sparked more belief in myself and my super small business. It's easy to downplay things that you're doing and it was so refreshing to see how many people had a genuine interest in my Veggie Boxes and my mission to colonize Piqua with gardens and greenhouses. I also talk more about the reason behind me growing and wanting to spread the power that fresh veggies give your mind & body 🧘‍♂️

Last night me & Kyla attended an event called Pints & Preneurs at 311 Drafthouse in Piqua. I was hesitant about attending because my business is so small, but thankfully Kyla dragged me out of the house and we made a ton of quality connections with local entrepreneurs! This event was exactly what we needed though - it's great to connect with people but it's also HUGE when you get validation of your idea or interest in your products and services. Thank you to Piqua Chamber of Commerce, Piqua Development office, and Launch Dayton for such an awesome mixer!