Growing Your Spirit Part 1 - Gardening Zen

By Michael Nolan

Gardeners are a unique breed.

I’ve found over the years that we tend to be more laid back and relaxed, and generally appreciate life a lot more than non-gardeners do.

There’s just something about having the connection to the earth that comes only from getting soil under your fingernails.

Spirituality isn’t something that you really discuss in the south (other than telling people what church you go to), but from the very first time I learned to plant a seed I felt connected to it somehow. It felt as though I was responsible for nurturing this seed, coaxing it to life and it was a burden that most of my family and friends never seemed to understand.

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