Roses

The garden has been recuperating—slowly, but it has.  New shoots are sprouting from those roses which, back in July, I decided to prune aggressively.  And what a wonderful thing doing that proved to be… for I see rebirth and hope in these bushes, while the others—those I didn’t have the heart to prune so drastically, are still doing so poorly that I have now decided to cut them too… 

 

It is a scary thing to cut, or prune your roses so much, but there are times when one must do that; and this is one of those occasions.  

It is always such satisfaction knowing you made the right decision… the intuitive mind is a sacred gift, I think, and listening to what our heart is telling us, it is usually the right path to follow… 

Of course, we have to remember that sometimes that doesn’t work for everyone.  The Bible teaches us that the heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure.  Who can understand it?   And maybe there were occasions when, throwing caution to the wind, you let your emotions take the wheel, and all went well.  But it’s likely there are at least as many times when people’s decision delivered the opposite outcome. 

I believe; however, that if our hearts are attuned with the Divine, and we walk in the right path, then it is safe to listen to your gut instincts and follow what our heart is telling us.  

God speaks to the believer in real, amazing ways, and sometimes what we think is just ‘gut feelings’ it is actually His voice guiding… It is up to us to learn to trust those inner feelings and learn to listen to God’s voice… until those feelings become stronger and clearer… 

So, avoid going against your better judgment or getting talked into things that just don’t feel right—that’s my motto.