Healing Garden
After driving myself to the doctor’s today for an annual checkup, I dropped by Marna’s house. There I found Dawn, the other partner with Marna in the DMZ community garden. Dawn and Marna are the D and M of the DMZ community garden. The three of us went over to the DMZ garden but I was not of much help in the garden since I had not planned to work in the DMZ today and had a few errands to run. Being too busy to work in the DMZ garden bothered me some but there is always another day and Marna and Dawn are good at getting help in the garden.
Although the DMZ garden produces food (as mine does), I see the DMZ (as my garden) as a great source of healing, or, as I call it, Sun and Soil Therapy. That medical fact was brought home to me again today in the local news when another local hospital talked about building a ‘healing garden’. The spokesperson said how it was a proved medical fact that nature can be healing.
Sometime ago on the Featured Article site I placed an article about the healing effects of soil. It is called Nature’s Bounty Soil Salvation. It talks about how studies have shown that certain strains of soil-borne mycobacteria in the soil sharply stimulated the human immune system.
Tomorrow I am going to the home of a friend who is dying and in hospice, for a faith sharing gathering. When I checked with him today, he asked if I could bring over some enriched soil, with castings, compost and worms. He cannot leave his house, but would like to see his work with flowers and vegetables around the house continue. I do not expect any miracles for my friend but I will bring over some healing soil.
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