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A Deliberate Practice of Cultivation

Writer's picture: Amy DeAndaAmy DeAnda

This past year I marveled at the realization that I generated enough forward momentum in the Garden that I can truly say I created a business from an idea I once cradled in my thoughts, nurturing its seedling moments, hopeful in the anticipation. And it sprung to life, fulfilling a sense of purpose in my heart! Even as I write this, it still feels like some kind of magical happening ~ and yeh, it also makes me a little emotional because I did it. I tended a special thing into existence, but more like a fruit or vegetable than a flower, because it feeds and provides something healthy and so needed right now. 


I admit, I don't like to think of it as a business. I think I prefer a practice .... a deliberate practice of cultivation. It has been occasionally suggested that I should charge more. I disagree that keeping the Garden offerings affordable gives the appearance that it is worth less than what it is that I'm actually offering. That feels very capitalistic. The Garden of the Goddesses services remain reasonably priced because I want them to be accessible by all women. Personal growth opportunities, like healthcare, should be something we can count on to be available to us. My focus continues to remain on "flowing and growing" ...being an active participant in a gentle movement that reminds us all that we are connected. That we must approach ourselves and everything we touch with kindness and grace. And that there must be spaces that are safe enough to practice vulnerability until we realize it is a superpower.


In other words, the Garden of the Goddesses is in the practice of creating opportunities for all of us to remember how valuable we are so that we can be the best version of ourselves and build community that nurtures, supports and replenishes. Together, we cultivate. Together, we empower. Because truly, our softness is our power. 


I leave you today with a few quotes that feel very appropriate:


"A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all, it teaches entire trust."

- Gertrude Jekyll, British horticulturist, garden designer, photographer, writer and artist.


"A person who is growing a garden, if he is growing it organically, is improving a piece of the world. He is producing something to eat, which makes him somewhat independent of the grocery business."

- Wendell Berry, American Poet



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