The Enigma of Gardening

2009-02-26T13:21:00.004+10:00

It was Abraham Lincoln who famously said "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." Therein lies the mystery at the heart of gardening – on one hand is the hard work transforming a barren piece of ground, and on the other the resultant beauty and natural abundance.

In our household, my partner is the avid gardener and she will happily spend literally the entire day working the soil and performing other gardening related activities. For my part, maintenance of an already established garden and reaping the benefits of produce grown ourselves are the attractions.

Over three years ago, we moved to a home on a 15 acre bush block with very little in the way of established gardens. Today, mostly due to my partner’s vision, enthusiasm and effort, we have a flourishing multi-faceted garden.

I say multi-faceted because we have different zones – areas which attract bird life due to the trees and shrubs there, quiet concealed areas where you can sit and contemplate life, a mini-orchard and a vegetable patch, amongst others.

It is the fruit and vegetables which appeal to me the most – there is nothing like freshly picked produce, grown without chemicals and for a fraction of the price of the supermarket items. The taste of these foodstuffs is amazing – far better than the mass-produced, bland offerings on sale at our shops.

There is a book which we have found most helpful in developing our garden, and which you may wish to have a look at if organic gardening is of interest to you. Just click here or on the book cover below. Happy gardening!

Making Up Should Not be Hard to Do

2009-02-23T17:05:00.004+10:00

Remember the old Neil Sedaka song, “Breaking Up is Hard To Do”? What a classic!
Over the years this song must have consoled countless broken hearts.

Irrespective of what stage we are at in life, there is always the unwelcome possibility of a break up with our partner. Often these mishaps are caused by minor events and a quick reconciliation is possible. More likely though, there is an issue with some fundamental emotions that have been disrupted and which can take a long time to heal.

When this latter event happens, we tend to struggle with our coping mechanisms and all that we want to do is get back to where we were before the problem started. The process of reconciliation can be extremely difficult and more so if the parties are no longer communicating.

In the past when I unfortunately found myself in a broken relationship situation, I often thought of the plan I needed to execute to get my partner back. However at times of emotional stress it is impossible to think logically, let alone clearly, and my bumbling attempts at making up were more often an embarrassing failure.

At those times, I could certainly have used a proven, documented plan as to what, when and how I had to do to restore relationship normality. Well I have found one such plan and although I don’t need it at the moment, I can certainly recommend it to you!

TW Jackson developed the Magic of Making Up in response to what he learned from researching the needs of people going through a break up. The results have been amazing - over the past couple of years, the Magic of Making Up system has helped thousands of couples get their relationships back on track.

So if you are struggling to make up with the person of your life, visit the Magic of Making Up web site and be sure to have a look at the videos there. Just click on the book cover below:

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