Mind - The Garden You Control

What is mind?

When looking at the mind and what has been called the right side and left side of the brain, or the conscious and subconscious mind… Reasoning mind and unable to reason mind. The mind is similar to that of a garden and a gardener packaged in one.

The Gardner is the conscious mind that can reason and make decisions. As any gardener, they can go to the local garden store and pick up certain seeds. The gardener consciously chooses different seeds that they want to plant into the garden. Being that the gardener, (conscious mind) can make choices of which seeds he or she plants is going to plant in the garden, the garden, (subconscious mind) simply bears the fruit of the seeds planted. The gardener has complete control over the garden in that the gardener is capable of thought, will, and perception and makes a deliberate choice of the seeds they are going to plant.

The garden is the subconscious mind. Like all gardens, it can only produce that of which has been planted. The garden does not have any ability to reason or choose. If a seed of corn is planted in the garden by the gardener, then corn will grow. It’s not possible to plant a seed of corn and have it sprout up as a watermelon. Likewise, if the conscious mind, (gardener) chooses to plant seeds of fear, malice, and hostility… we know what we can expect? What goes in, is what comes out�PERIOD. The choice is only that of the gardener.

It’s in the process of growth as a child; children rely much on the parents for those seeds. The parents of the child are the dominant, conscious mind of the child and make choices as to which seeds they are going to plant in that child’s garden. Seeds of animosity and hate are going to produce just that. It’s impossible to plant seeds of hate in a garden and expect love to grow. It’s not natural. The process continues until the child is of the age where they can start taking on the responsibility of being the gardener. They start to choose and make conscious decisions as to what they put into their mind, based much on which is already growing. Their choices are limited by what’s already been planted until they reach the level of complete control over their thoughts and become the gardener, (many never reach this stage). A child is born into this world with absolutely no original sin or knowing of such. The child’s mind is like a fresh new garden and it’s the responsibility of the parents and family members to cultivate and plant good seeds so they don’t grow up to be a complete mess, (weed garden).

In raising two children myself, I didn’t realize this rather simple analogy of mind. It’s a garden� simple as that. It’s a computer and what goes in is what comes out. I’m sure we’ve all heard the term, “crap goes in, crap is going to come out”, or “If we keep doing the same things as we have done, then we are going to keep getting the same results.”

As a webmaster and consultant, I know that I, as the conscious mind, sitting in front of the computer can make decisions as to the input via the keyboard. The computer, like the garden and the subconscious mind will accept the input without reason. It’s the acceptance of the input that cannot be controlled. You can only control the input. The result is only going to be that of which has been entered.

So, when raising children and being the caretaker of your own garden, we must be fully aware of the seeds we are planting. This isn’t understood today, it’s never been understood. Parents aren’t communicating the right things with their children because the parents don’t understand this themselves. Many of the adults in the world today have gardens of mush with all kinds of weeds and seeds of hate and despair, not realizing that only they can change it. As the gardener, the conscious adult can start pulling weeds and start to re-cultivate fertile ground and begin to plant those new seeds. Sure, it’s much more difficult now that you have a garden that has been taken over by weeds. The only way to change this, is you, as the gardener has to start taking care of your garden. The hard work of weed pulling and planting of new seed takes conscious effort and decision making along with persistence and hard work… Not to mention the pain that goes along with this change.

Change is inevitable. Parents, it’s time to start making those changes within so we can change what is being planted in the minds of our children which will, in effect, change the way they communicate with their children. In order to do that we have to first look at our own garden and start the serious and painful task of pulling weeds and changing our conscious thought patterns and making better decisions. After looking in that mirror and seeing our reflection, and making the conscious decision to go through the pain of change, then and only then, will we be able to provide an environment for the people around us to change and grow and effect generations to come.

When we start getting rid of the weeds and planting new seeds is when we will start to see the rewards of our conscious effort and hard work in the harvest. We are the harvest. The funny thing is, that when we change (often very painful), our circumstances change. When we start to cultivate fertile ground, our circumstances and our environment changes, and we gain control over the effectiveness we have. We also see that our actions and reactions change based on the seeds we have planted in our minds and people will react to us differently than before. We’ll be building that light. That light, not only attractive, will inspire others to change.

In essence� you reap what you sow.

To make any changes in this battered and beaten world of people who don’t understand the science of man and mind, we must first start at home. Lock the door and listen to that still, inner voice crying from within that wants to produce a wonderful and abundant garden of joy, peace and love. Start making better decisions on what we watch and what kind of music we listen to, and who it is we are spending the most time with. Start paying close attention to the type of seeds we’re planting in the innocent minds of our children, so they may be an abundant harvest of joy and peace. So our children can be a light in a world where darkness has overcome.

How can we build a city unless we first build the man?

What kind of seeds are you planting in the mind of your child? What is the effect of the seeds you have sown? When is mankind going to understand the essence of existence and discontinue the journey of death and despair that we are currently on?

Written by Justin Kulhawick
Hospitality World Inc.
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