my inner self is a garden and I am its caretaker

[belenen]

I think of my inner self as a garden; one that I own, but I share. I don't keep a fence around it, but instead there are two tall concentric hedges encircling it, with openings in each which do not overlap. I don't keep anyone out, but I also don't let people in without a bit of effort on their part. Once inside, you can find many little garden

Comments

[ghost_light]

This is beautiful!

[medleymisty]

Boundaries are something that I have had to learn over the last few years, and this is very important.

[aubkabob]

Thank you for letting me return to your garden after so long of an absence.

This is such a beautiful analogy to describe all the facets of yourself, as in each aspect of yourself is a living, breathing, fluid thing. I had previously thought of the inner self as a house with many rooms. Your analogy has made me think on this. With a house, most things are non-living and can almost be construed as clutter. It can be lonely and compartmentalized, dusty and forgotten. With a garden, every aspect of it is life.

[aubkabob]

Hooray! Well, I like your FACE.

[tarakins42]

I love this and it's metaphor!

[labelleizzy]

yes. I use this metaphor in my own life too. definitely!

Effective work with the prompt.