You own your garden of life.
You can raise gorgeous roses,
or let the weeds take over.

To nourish the roses,
you need mental and spiritual energies.

You have all the tools available
to have the most exquisite garden imaginable.

Your energy is dissipated
by holding back feelings and emotions.
Expressing emotions irresponsibly,
judgment, gossip, guilt, shame, greed.

Stress of worrying of the future,
regret of the past,
rigid thoughts-
unchecked beliefs.

Dissipation of your energy
is feeding the weeds of your garden,
causing them to flourish,
and starving the roses you deeply value.

One day through an event, you look at your garden of life.

Asking yourself, “What happened to my garden?”
Asking yourself, “Where are my beautiful roses that I dreamt about?”
Asking yourself, “Where did all the weeds come from?”

You may believe that you had no control.
You may blame others, your bad luck,
or even God.

It is never too late to restore your garden to its beautiful potential.

Free yourself of what drains your spiritual energy.
Walk in the garden of life and smell the roses,
and attach yourself to the infinite source of energy.

From: “Tend To Your Garden Within”
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Copyright @ 2008 by Shervin Hojat All Rights Reserved

Author's Bio: 

Shervin Hojat currently resides in Austin, Texas where he works as an Electrical Engineer. Shervin is a devoted husband, and father of two wonderful children. He enjoys reading, writing, poetry, nature, traveling, and walking his dog Tiber.