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“The Landscape of the Soul”
By | August 25, 2008
Through the years, we accumulate a series of experiences. Our tendency is to evaluate and simply reflect on what we have been through and what we have learned. This inward site into what we can no longer see with our eyes allows us to see through them through our soul. The landscape of the soul creates a movement and a synchronistic pattern between our heart and our mind through the inner visions of our soul. When the heart and imagination join forces to look back or look forward, we are deepening our awareness of who we really are. This deepening of who we really are is our soul. It has been said that “our hearts will not rest until we rest in thee.” This is our journey in life. It is our journey home. It is the journey into the spacial quality of existence that brought us into this world. It is the journey of what is leading us through this life. And, it is the journey back to where it all began. One could say that the infant and the elderly are more soul than body. As you and I develop our personality and ego, we begin to think we are somebody. Ram Dass calls this “somebody training.” We begin to think we are real and act on this appearance of being as we move into adulthood. When we mature, we go back into what Ram Dass has called “nobody training.” We spend a great deal of time learning to develop independence from infancy only to lose it again as we die. It is the journey from innocence to grace. The human expression is a journey with many ups and downs. What keeps us on tract and often sane in an insane world is the “landscape of the soul.” The landscape of the soul gives us strength to do the impossible and give us hope when there is none. Even though all parts of the self needs to be embraced with scrutiny and unconditional love, there is something inside us perfecting our true nature. Our authentic self knows we are growing through life and simply going through life at the same time. This delicate balance between these two forces of nature enables us to stay on our path. It is the path a knowing who we are through the various experiences and expressions of our life. Insodoing, we learn to trust in our soul and find direction there when direction in life is not present. Samuel Oliver, author of, “What the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living” For more on this author; http://www.soulandspirit.org
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Sam Oliver worked with the dying for over 15 years. During that time, he wrote 4 books on grief. Website URL; http://www.soulandspirit.org -
In Dublin, Bucks County, most residents considers their yard and garden an extension of their home. We look for sanctuary and privacy there. Plants help by making natural barriers to establish seclusion and privacy. Trees and plants can create living walls, which are especially important in neighborhoods where homes are often packed close together in clustes. Whether you can wait 10 years for the screen to grow in place, or if you need a screen today, you have many choices. For best results, consider these suggestions: Buy fast growing..deer resistant..pest free plants. Integrating plant material with fence sections along a property line is a pleasing solution to a dull, repetitive property line. A backyards, when surrounded by a solid fence, easily becomes claustrophobic. Fences are also expensive and go down in value with age. Integrating plants with fences and property lines can reduce the overall cost of the landscape project and will develop a more open feeling in your landscape. Use a solid wood fence only for areas where absolute year-round screening is a must. Trees and shrubs provide screening for less critical areas and reduce the dullness of long fences.
If you must put up a boarder you will probably want something that grows fast, is durable, deer resistant, and ….CHEAP. This calls out out for the Western Red Cedars. These are fast growing hardy, deer proof plants sure to be loved.
If you want to plant along your properety line a plant other than an evergreen, how could you not consider the Viburnums? These are among the easiest to grow plants that are found in the landscape yet they are seldom over used such as the arborvitae.
Viburnums will provide all season interest with color, texture, and with some fragrance. Birds will love them too. These plants range from 2′ shrubs to 20+ foot trees. Each spring I look forward to their fresh growth and flowers and in late summer berries that form.
Don’t forget that…Natural Fences Can Save You on Your Fuel Bills A well placed natural fence can both cool your house in the summer by giving shade and warm it in the winter. Sort of like a big woman.
Yep, there is plenty of evidence out west with what are called shelter belts. Trees can disrupt cold winter winds and protect you home from direct blasts of cold air. The best tree to grow on a property line for fast growth and easy upkeep is the Green Giant or the Spring Grove arborvitae.
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Bill has been growing hedge and buffer plants for 25 years. Sign up for his nursery newsletter-email and help line at http://www.seedlingsrus.com/123456signup.html This newsletter gets you free information and coupons for nursery stock and surplus stock that is available from 6 Bucks County PA nurseries.
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