Moonrise 13Moon Digital Magazine Volume 1, Number 8 - September 13, 2015 | Page 22

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garden re-planting the young zucchini
plants. They were now growing strong
healthy vines, had an abundance of leaves,
and one even had a bright yellow flower
ready to pop.
“What’s happening with the cauliflower?”
he asked.
“Nothing…yet,” I replied. “I talk to the
plants.”
“I heard that’s good for them,” he
sincerely said. Then added, “Do the
neighbors hear you talking to them?” he
smiled. I knew he didn’t care, but he often
referred to me as the hippy, so I took his
comment as a compliment.
When people aren’t around, I tell the
cauliflower, I’m not giving up. I have more
patience than most. Grow and open when
it’s ready without worrying about the
pace. I may learn to play the guitar, write
stories, try belly dancing, sing karaoke,
and finally learn to ski while I’m waiting,
but I’ll wait.
I thought about something I read in a Kate
Rose article stating “a journey … with
never ending optimism and hope.”
That’s me – never ending optimism and
hope. That doesn’t mean I have it all
together and don’t need help. Or that
I never get down in the dumps, become
frustrated or have worrisome thoughts
encroaching like the runaway weeds
around the garden. I loved how my friend
took the shovel the other day and sent the
weeds flying backwards.
“Take that, negative thinking!” went
through my mind in the moment. And it
doesn’t mean I’m without a good cry now
and then like the other day. It doesn’t
mean I give up myself in exchange for
hope. It doesn’t mean I don’t feel off
balance at times. In fact, there are many

times when I’m a little off kilter – it’s just
that I’m aware and will wait for things to
settle back down.
It does mean I remember the quote
from Eat, Pray, Love “…sometimes to
lose balance for love is part of living a
balanced life…” and I remember to love
my life whatever it looks like. It does
mean even when I get discouraged or feel
I’ve messed up, I start my day or my life
a hundred times over if needed. It means
if I don’t see a solution or think something
may never happen, I let out a big sigh,
exhaling all my breath. Then breathe in
remembering something my yoga teacher
said in class, “You’re not stuck, you just
need an adjustment.”
I start to believe I have everything I need
to make it happen and if I don’t, I learn
or ask for help. I start listening to those
synchronistic moments – hearing a song
at just the right time or overhearing
something said providing optimism and,
instead of brushing it off as a “yeah, but”
moment, I stop and allow it to perk me up
and pushing me moving forward again.
I start to believe I’m worthy of my wishes.
A woman approached me in church the
other day and said, “I feel I need to share
this with you. Remember the song ‘When
You Wish Upon a Star?’ That’s what you
need to do. Wish, but also believe it will
come true.”
Yes, that’s the hard part – believing. But I
decided I deserve to have my wishes come
true, so I bought glow-in-the-dark stars
placing them on my ceiling. And every
night, I will set the intention and make a
wish knowing that anything is possible as
long as I believe.
If you weren’t afraid to acknowledge
it, what would you wish for? And do you
believe?