Tag: water

Thoughtful Thoughts

Jennifred Jones

So much going on – inside my head!

So many thoughts – the more I listen to others’ thoughts, the more thoughts there are inside my head!

It occurred to me thoughts can be like weeds springing up seemingly out of nowhere. Some don’t need any water; they just appear and grow in the garden of my mind.

I’ve got to tend my garden, or the crabgrass will overtake me – sending tentacle claws every direction – rooting down causing many other growth thoughts to have to be weeded. But I am the gardener of my mind, and I must do the work. I am the only one that can. Others may tell me what to think, yet I am the master – the controller of my mind. I am not powerless over myself, but it takes control – me controlling me!…pulling out or chopping down one weed at a time, one leg of crabgrass rooted here, one baby thistle getting started there – ‘but wait! thistle flowers are so pretty, and they smell good too!’ But their thorns are very sharp, and they grow tall and strong and will take over.

The sun is coming up now and I must be busy tending the garden of my mind. What am I going to listen to – or not listen to?…to keep the weeds down and allow room for the real crops I wish to grow.

Can a Storm Strengthen Me?

Jennifred Jones

Some don’t like storms. The fear of damage, destruction and loss. Even the wind blowing can cause a panic.

Yet there is a good side to storms. The strong winds are a natural form of pruning – blowing off dead and weak branches…blowing down leaves in the fall to mulch the corners of the garden and woods. The wind actually causes roots and branches to grow stronger as they stand up to resist the wind’s power.

Our bodies grow stronger – bones and muscles – as we work and use them. Kneading bread will really strengthen your core. Washing windows and mopping floors stretches and lubricates all kinds of our muscles. Even thinking through hard problems calls upon hidden reserves of our mind looking for solutions. We are made to weather storms and come out stronger through them.

One lightning bolt adds natural nitrogen fertilizer to acres of land with a single strike. That’s why everything is greener after a good thunderstorm.

Storms show us loose shingles that blew off the roof – possible leak this winter. The wind helps us see where to plug up drafty windows and doors, or where the ground is low around the foundation and water pools into the basement, and then we find out the sump pump stopped working.

Personally, when storms caused by another’s comment or action try to rock our boat, we can see the area we need to shore up better so we’re not weak and touchy there. We can discover and correct character flaws when those windy gales blow on us. Yes, sometimes these storms appear suddenly out of nowhere. But we can prepare and use the storm to strengthen us and see what we’re made of.

Has the wind been blowing hard in some direction in your life you need to strengthen? I know it has in mine.

Let’s grow stronger together.

Your Mind – a Reservoir

Jennifred Jones

Reservoirs and floodgates. Store it up and let it out!

Our wonderful mind is like a reservoir that will store up whatever we send its way. All the good ideas and plans and thoughts, experiences, movies, songs, places we’ve been, books we’ve read…all in there!

I think that’s partly why so many books have been written. People have so much in their reservoir they have to get it out and share it with others. Essentially, they’re opening the floodgate of their mind and letting the water flow.

What we store in our reservoir is what will flow out. Thinking now about dams…debris tends to float on the top, it doesn’t go down into the turbines. That’s handy because the debris can be skimmed off and discarded. Other pollutants get mixed in with the water and won’t get filtered out but will come out when the floodgates are opened. That’s why some content is good, and some not so good.

Fortunately, there are water purifiers to help us filter out the pollutants. We can install these upstream before the water enters our reservoir to keep the waters clean and clear. Sunlight is another natural purifier which can kill just about any bad thing with long enough exposure. If the waters are very polluted and stagnant, a good hard rain and some flooding will clear everything out for us…maybe a little lightning and thunder so we can see and hear better what’s been getting into our water.

The object of the reservoir is to retain and release pure waters to help not only us and ours but others further downstream.

Do today:

  • Rake off debris
  • Check water filters upstream