How does your psychological garden grow?
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” This is one of the most memorable quotes from one of the world’s most iconic women, Audrey Hepburn, whose 86th birthday would have been today. It’s a quote about inspiration, and about trusting that the seeds you sow today will one day blossom into something beautiful and meaningful.
While Audrey Hepburn’s quote has been related to the humanitarian work she did for children, from a psychotherapy perspective all kinds of shoots can spring forth from this rich metaphor. Some I have in mind are these:
- What types of thoughts are taking root in your mind? Benign, helpful ones that will later bud into positive beliefs – or negative, destructive thoughts that will build resentment and breed rot in your flowerbeds?
- Are you eyeing up your neighbour’s flowers – as spring breathes life into gardens across your neighbourhood – wishing you could have what they have? Or do you want to trample on them in the spirit of envy because the grass isn’t greener in your life?
- Are your entrenched behaviours beginning to stifle the significant others in your life, like ivy around a tree?
- Is your prickliness spreading like a bramble, ready to trip people up?
- Are you primped and prepared for everyday weathers? Or are you wild and unwieldy like an overgrown garden?
Do you wish you could bloom like a peony, rather than twist like a thorn – but don’t know how? Are you ready to dig around in your psyche for clues as to how your life can change, and plant something more positive for your future? Then psychotherapy could be for you.
To take the first steps in helping your psychological garden to grow, call 07956 823501 or email davanticounselling@gmail.com
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We’ve been planting this week, love the quote xxxxx
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