by Mary-Suzanne Peters
Recently at an Autumn Equinox celebration in Pasadena I heard the following poem, I Am the Gardener of My Life. Autum Equinox is the time of the year when the there is equal light and dark. It is a time of year when we think of our harvest, and of the coming winter. It is a time when we focus on the balance in the duality of our lives -- of young and old, birth and death, light and dark, intellect and intuition, male and female, animal and human, matter and spirit.
This poem reminded me of how ThetaHealing have given me the tools to be the Gardner in my life. For one of the first times, I could truly and from a place of feeling the enormous power it gave me, say, “I am the gardener in my life.”
I am the Gardener of my life.
I plant the seeds of my desires.
I nurture the source of my dreams.
I am the Gardener of my life.
I am the Gardener of my life.
I plant the seeds of my desires
I cultivate the growth of all my hopes.
I am the Gardener of my life.
I am the Gardener of my life.
I plant the seeds of my desires.
I discard the weeds of fear and limitation
That would block my emergence into the light.
I am the Gardener of my life.
I am the Gardener of my life.
I plant the seeds of my desires
I water the commitment of my highest aspirations.
I am the Gardener of my life.
I am the Gardener of my life.
I plant the seeds of my desires.
I glean the lessons of my deepest growth.
I am the Gardener of my life.
I am the Gardener of my life.
I plant the seeds of my desires.
I harvest the fruit of my work and dedication.
I am the Gardener of my life.
I am the Gardener of my life.
I nurture and protect the seeds of my heart.
I create my world with care and intention.
I am the Gardener of my life.
Xia, Temple of the Goddess, Pasadena, CA.
In the last year, most of us have seen enough and heard enough about The Secret to be really tired of it at this point. And yet, its message is one that has been repeated down through the ages, “As you think, so shall ye reap.” Now, Quantum Physics verifies that. Science, God, Metaphysics, are all mostly on the same page. Sometimes is seems easy, creating that vision board, saying affirmations over and over, writing and praying the treatments, and sometimes the necessary actions of everyday life overwhelm and consume all available time. Our good intentions are left to be overtaken by the weeds in the garden.
Right at this moment I am seeing so many directions to take this piece of writing, Leaning back in my chair, looking at the brilliant blue of the sky, the yellowing walnut tree leaves, the cool breeze rippling through them bringing the feel of fall, I ask myself what do I say here? Probably what most stuck me when I heard the above poem was that at last, after a path of over 30 years of seeking, I have the tools to tend my own garden, easily, quickly and with minimum effort. I can do it for myself; I don’t have to depend on someone else, a guru, teacher, therapist, workshop, self-improvement tape, etc. In 3 short days, I got the basic set of tools, in another 3 days, I received a more advanced set, and then all that was left for me to do was to use them. And I do, every day. It doesn’t take a lot of time and I can see instant results. If I feel, see or hear some part of m e nagging or judging me or others, I can just stop quickly in the moment; look for the belief that’s creating these thoughts, clear it out as easily as pulling a weed from a garden. With ThetaHealing, I am truly the Gardener of my life.
The joy of working with others to assist in the weeding of their garden is one I still do not have adequate words for. Recently I conducted my first ThetaHealing Basic class and the opportunity to see people transform before my eyes over the 3 day class fills me with gratitude for the privilege. Private sessions with my clients never cease to amaze me, whether it’s the headaches that have been so frequent and then just never come back, or the pain from PMSing that’s gone within minutes or the beliefs that are holding back someone from the full utilization of their talents and abilities and they call with unbelievable results after our session. I get to write about some of them on my blog, others I just get to smile about during my day.
My favorite thing though is seeing people receive and use their own gardening tools in the ThetaHealing Basic and Advanced classes. Every one of us can do Theta; every one of us can create the life we want. Theta gives us the gardening tools. It’s up to each of us individually to use them.
Mary-Suzanne Peters
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