What Seeds Are You Watering?

Contemplating “What Seeds Are You Watering?”

We have within us the capacity to entertain a spectrum of emotions and desires.  Our lives can be filled with love and compassion as well as hate and revenge.  What is interesting is that we play a part in which emotions and desires manifest.  Whatever desire we pay attention to (feed and water) it will grow.  And, likewise, whatever we don’t give energy to doesn’t grow; it becomes smaller.  Complaining all the time will cause the seed of complaining to get bigger and bigger until one day we realize complaining has become a huge part of our character.  When we pay attention to being compassionate the seed of compassion will grow.   One day we realize we have become a compassionate person.   This is a simple yet profound truth. 

One aspect of the drawing that I like is the way the roots are surrounding one eye and one side of the face.   This reminds me that whatever we water will take root, and the roots go deep within. 

The one I love

The one I hate,

But the one I feed

Will dominate.

Questions

1.   What do you like about this drawing?

2.   In what ways do we water the negative seeds within us?

3.   How can we water the attributes we value and want in our life?

4.   How do we water the seeds (both negative and positive) in the lives of others?

5. What seeds have you been watering this week?