State of the Garden
May the long light of the solstice illuminate wisdom and compassion.

May the long light of the solstice illuminate wisdom and compassion.

I pulled no longer productive summer plants and planted lettuce, spinach, chard, and arugula. The birds have been eating my seeds, so I got seedlings at Eastern Market yesterday morning. I have planted some more seeds, but wanted back up. The grape tomato is still prolific, alone among the tomatoes. The cucumbers are completely past, making room for chard and turnips. It is time to make the last batches of pesto with the basil and parsley. Another blossom has come and not quite gone on the night-blooming cereus.
Invitation to Gratitude and Inspiration
Free Streaming Yoga Christmas Eve (TODAY!) and New Year’s Eve
Nurture Your Gifts and Release What No Longer Serves
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Date: Thursdays–December 24 and 31
Register at: https://www.suzannelynchwellness.com/holiday-yoga-classes
We’ll be signing on early if you just want to say hello.
Please feel free both to forward and to ask any questions.
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In the yoga theory of the rasas, very roughly, the same categories of emotions can either weigh us down or move us toward spirit, depending on intensity and the way we experience them. For example, grief and compassion are on the same continuum.
With that in mind, I ask what is the exhortation to “beware,” if we are mindful and not trapped by unnecessary fears, but a reminder that we will navigate life with less trouble if we consistently are aware.