For my first blog post I thought I'd share a story about my pomegranate tree and how it has helped me live through the beauty of relaxation. It showed me that if there is one gift that we can gift ourselves, one gift we could cherish and value forever, one gift that would support us in all areas of our life... it would be the gift of relaxation.
There has always been pomegranate tree here at The Farm. When we first moved here all those years ago a young tree kept me fascinated as I didn't know much about them back then, with its unusual fruit. I found them challenging to eat at the start, but worth the effort as the pomegranate when fresh off the tree is very juicy and wonderfully sweet... I loved the feeling of placing a mouthful of seeds into my mouth, sucking all the juice off and getting that hit of utter sweetness. The best part is spitting out all the seeds in one go, great fun by myself or with friends where for a moment we could leave our manners behind and move into our childlike playfulness. In between each mouthful of bliss I would look at the fruits and be in awe of it's richness of colour, how it has created the pith to protect its individual seeds... pomegranate is a fruit that allows our innocence to be there, as discovering each fruit is like seeing it anew, as if seeing it for the first time. The very makeup of the pomegranate tree allows it to be very productive. Over the years seedlings have sprang up in all parts of the garden, and it becomes challenging for me to pull out any plant, but especially to pull out the pomegranate seedlings... I sometimes hear myself saying to them that their days are numbered but I also notice a year later they are still there getting bigger and stronger... I think I find it challenging to pull them out as I do love the pomegranate tree, I love everything about them, their fruit, the graciousness within the colour and shape of their leaves, their posture as they spread themselves out to create a canopy protecting and give shade to other plants who have found home at the pomegranate base. Pomegranates contribute and become part of any garden that they call home. I admire their ability to handle Perth's sometimes hash summer seasons where rain can be missing and is replaced with endless scorching days... I see them surrender to those hash seasonal moments and watch them move into acceptance which allows them to bounce back when the weather changes... as they continue to grow and see what the next season brings for them. Most of all, I love my memories of the pomegranate tree, remembering my earlier days of wanting more relaxation within my life, trying to sit in a room that turned out was not so much for me, so moving outside into the garden allowed me to become the watcher, and as I just watched the garden and all that visited the garden, it allowed me to discover a more genuine relaxation... my favourite place to watch the garden was where I could see the pomegranate tree, especially just before dusk, where the last of the sun rays would shine through and the oils of the trees would create a glistening and sparkle that would light up the garden. It is a truth that we can watch beauty all day, beauty is something that we never retreat ourselves from looking at and my the pomegranate tree has it all, everything about it has a beauty to it... especially when its fruits starts to develop, watching the fruit just hang down with no need for the tree to support it, the fruit just hangs there, allowed to sway in the breeze, content and relaxed... and when the tree is laden with fruit, watching them all move, watching them all grow with peace and calmness... and in one of those moments of watching, I feel the excitement, as I wanted to choose that reflection, where my growth comes with acceptance, peace and calmness, where I can see these vibrations each and every day within my life... and all these years later I'm still grateful for the lessons of the pomegranate tree helping me within my journey.
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