Garden Gloves

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September 27, 2017 a project of ServiceSpace The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul. - Alfred Austin - Garden Gloves What can a simple pair of garden gloves teach us? In delving deep into her gardening practice, Alanda Greene found a profound insight in her experience of being pulled between the need to wear them for protection, and the desire to feel all the sensations of the earth. Gloves give us protection and safety. Much like when we choose to wear mental gloves to protect ourselves in life from overwhelming sensations and experiences. Sometimes this tunes out the finer experiences of our everyday world. How can we learn to 'take our gloves off' and feel all the textures of what it means to be alive? { read more } Be The Change Ask yourself: 'Do I only take off my attention gloves when it hurts? Where could you tune more into subtle sensations? Eating? Walking? Brushing your teeth? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Dogs that Protect Little Penguins Seven Ways to Help High Schoolers Find Purpose Reclaiming the Lost Art of Walking Ten Ways to Set A Positive Tone For the New Year Beannacht: A Blessing for the New Year Learning to Die The End of Solitude Perseverance is Willingness, Not Will DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 243,878 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More