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THE INSPIRATION TIMES
June 2007 Issue

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This month's topic:
“I made my own dirt!”
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Yea, it's raining! I opened my patio door so I could sniff the rain and feel its coolness on my face. I heard myself sigh and I felt all of Mother Earth with her face turned up soaking in the thirst-quenching rain. It has been very dry in Ohio and so this morning's rain is most welcome. I hold the intention that wherever you are, your thirst is quenched!

On to the dirt! Every May the discussion, inside of myself, begins on the merits of using potting mix or topsoil in my pots. I can argue both sides very admirably but neither really works for me. As I stood in front of the giant pallets of both this year, I made a new decision. " I am making my own dirt," I declared. And so I did. I purchased peat moss and topsoil, took a bucket, and made my own mixture for each and every pot. I was so happy as I planted each precious vine and flower. I had done it my way!

Fast-forward four weeks and my pots each look amazing! I especially notice it in the strawberry pot. In case you don't know what a strawberry pot is, it is a clay pot with several openings. I plant a variety of flowers and vines in the pot and relish how it grows into its own cascading picture. I have attached, with this newsletter, a picture of my strawberry pot taken today. When I planted it four weeks ago, the sweet potato vine had three leaves on it, the alyssum was about one and a half inches in diameter, and the red salvia had no blooms.

On my walk Wednesday morning, I was thinking about how all of my potted flowers looked so beautiful and I remembered I made my own dirt. I got really excited as my Feng Shui brain file kicked in and asked, "Yes Terri, and what is the connection?" I made my own dirt --- I used the knowledge and experience I had and made the mixture I felt would support the plants I was planting. I didn't just follow the bag or nursery's or someone else's directions. Please understand that I am not saying I am the Dirt Prophet and know all things about dirt. Or, that the bag or nursery is wrong with their directions. I am excited because I followed my own inner guidance to mix my own dirt. Holy cow, I followed my own heart! With this realization, I looked up and saw a Great Blue Heron circling above me. I smiled and waved. I have been seeing Great Blue Herons every day for several weeks. As I saw this one and thought about the timing, I decided I would look the heron up in Ted Andrew's book, Animal Speak when I got home. In this book, Mr. Andrew describes the animal/bird/insect and its possible meaning in your life. Can you guess what it said about the heron? "It reflects a need for those with this totem to follow their own innate wisdom and path of self-determination." It was very clear confirmation to me that I am following my own innate wisdom and to keep it up! The pots are now beautiful and powerful physical affirmations and enhancements for me to keep following my heart!

As Feng Shui always says, "It all counts." Now you know that even includes dirt!

Here's to following your own heart and innate wisdom!
Terri

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