GOLDEN TREE

golden tree of life

rooted in flowing water

yielding purple fruit

i've drawn this type of tree since i was a little boy, and in my middle years i added a flowing stream near its roots to my drawing, and then in my later years, i've added fruit to the tree drawings...

sometimes it takes a lifetime for a tree or plant to bear fruit...i tend two varieties of hardy kiwi vines, and neither has ever flowered in the last decade...i've transplanted the male and female variety to a new location 3 years ago, and the self-pollinating variety i transplanted four years ago--both show good vine growth but neither has flowered...perhaps they have not reached maturity, or maybe they are missing some vital nutrient that the "flowing water" would provide...hopefully, in time, they will bear fruit...in the meantime, i cultivate patience with myself and with my inner and outer gardens.

we all are have gifts/talents/skills that often take time to bear fruit in our lives...sometimes we need nutrients from the flowing water of our lives to bear fruit, sometimes we just need more time, more growth and maturation, and in the process, we learn how to care for and tend our gardens, accepting what is, holding the hope that the fruit will eventually come...

what plants are you tending in the garden of your life, take stock of what has fruited with gratitude...what has not fruited...how might you patiently wait and tend your garden inner and outer gardens?