Pruning

How often do you take time to remove the deadwood from your environment and your mind? Probably not often often enough.

Trimming trees and bushes yesterday was a rewarding activity. Removing weeds from a flower bed. Laying down fresh mulch. Transplanting. Making the public sidewalk in front of the house more friendly, beautiful and passable. 

Pruning clears way for more light and air. These are required for new growth and the health of what is already growing. Understanding the land, even in the smallest urban ways, contributes to self-understanding. Nurturing the environment nurtures the mind and exercises the body. These activities promote consciousness and compassion by raising the awareness of the human place in the Universal ecology.