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How does your garden grow? Your mind and your body can be likened to a garden. What you choose to plant, what you feed it, and how you cultivate it will affect the outcome.

Do you plant seeds of love, inspiration and courage in your mind? Do you read positive inspirational books to encourage growth, love and abundance? Or do you favor hard luck stories, negativity and resentment which behave like weeds to stifle and strangle the growth of beauty? Do you play soothing, pleasant music, or prefer to listen to the loud and discordant?

It’s not only your mind, but your body also that needs to careful cultivation. Do you treat it with the respect it deserves? Do you feed it with nutrient rich foods? Do you ensure that it has enough rest, exercise and fresh air?

Try to be a little more aware of how all the contributing factors can make a difference to your life both mentally and physically, surely you want the best for yourself. Treat your mind and body with the love and respect it deserves.

Inspiration, Meditation, Dedication, is the title of a charming little verse by Helen Steiner Rice. I think it makes for a lovely reminder to print out on to small cards and place them strategically around your home and office, and maybe slip one into your purse, pocket or wallet.

Inspiration, Meditation, Dedication
Brighten your day
And lighten your way,
Lessen your cares
With daily prayers,
Quiet your mind
And leave tension behind
And find inspiration
In “hushed meditation.”