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MacroBlogInk: new beginning |
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Written by Caroline V. Ritter
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Saturday, 05 May 2007 |
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Hope has reentered my life with the spring green of planting season. I haven't gardened in ages as I've lived in apartments, or now a condominium, but I recently have been offered a small plot to plant as part of a church community garden. I hesitated because of the chronic fatigue that has accompanied the manic depressive illness I battle. A macrobiotic counselor thought I may have adrenal exhaustion from the many years of adrenaline-supercharged manias I've cycled in and out of my entire adult life.
Whatever havoc the bipolar disorder, as manic depression is now called, has caused, I now have a choice to embrace a macrobiotic lifestyle more fully and bring the two poles into a greater centering. I've stayed macrobiotic for some time with few slips in the past few years, yet my practice could always use improving. I often do just enough to get by.
Growing some greens of my own, including kale, is a real opportunity for healing. As part of the agreement with the church garden, I am asked to tithe on the bounty I harvest, so ten percent of what I grow goes to the local food bank or Rescue Mission or which ever charity for the needy I choose.
Perhaps I will donate it to the local drop-in center for the homeless and mentally-ill. I could volunteer to cook some greens and maybe help another person struggling with mental illness to awaken to the awesome healing power of greens that are also delicious if prepared properly. So far, this is only a dream, but it is helping me already. It is healing just to write of my vision and begin to blog again about planting in the sod and reaping a healing harvest...
MacroBlessings,
Caroline V. Ritter
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