gardening + spirituality + homesteading + creation care
This weekend, I am taking a bit of a sabbath. My tween is gone (’nuff said), I have no work or ministry obligations, and most importantly, I’ve made the commitment to homestead my myself. Yes, that’s what I said “homestead myself.”
I consider myself a homesteader (see the growing grace farm dictionary), and I take that commitment seriously. On top of my other responsibilities, I spend a lot of time caring for, creating in, and cleaning up my farm. Rarely, do I do the same for myself so this weekend, I’ll be homesteading Cameron.
As I reflected on writing this post this morning, I began thinking about how my body is also a home–it houses everything that is important to me–my mind, my spirit, my health, my feelings. I don’t often take time, however, to homestead for me, and you can imagine what that leads to–a grumpy mom/co-worker/friend who becomes emotionally and spiritually worn out.
So~how to homestead for you? Let’s see. . .
Most importantly, do it with the same passion and enthusiasm that you homestead your home, farm, garden, etc. When you are centered and rejuvenated so too will everything else, and believe me, if these walls in our homes could talk, they would thank you for it.
I am reminded of a poster I see in my massage therapist’s office, “Be good to your body–if it falls apart, where will you live?”
Wow! What a fantastic post. Thank you for the reminder to treat oneself with the same passion you treat your garden/farm (or compost pile in my case)…that is, with tender loving care. I really enjoy your writing.
Thanks, Compost Junkie–quite a compliment coming from you–love your writing as well and your passion for the Earth and what you do in it.