Honar Broxap
I was reading an article the other day Sunday 21st when I missed our connection flight back to Manchester airport so stuck in Paris for over 5 hours. This article was about pot-bound plants. It was saying that plants need to be re-potted at least every two years, or if the plant was in the correct size pot the soil should be replaced because all the nutrients have been consumed. It was stating that ‘the interior of the pot is a wasteland’.
I was having a little laugh to myself thinking my plants don’t ever make six months never mind two years. That made me start thinking how our lives become pot bound. When do we know that we are pot bound? Then an inner voice came back with “ when we lack the courage to be replanted, and to take the shock of the new soil, to feel into the unknown and take root in it.” We also need to consider re-potting for growth. But when do we do it? Before the day begins? When we can’t visualize the dream? When we can’t remember the last time we laughed? When we have absolutely nothing to look forward to in the next twenty four hours o look forward to? When this happens week in week out to realize that we are pot bound. We need to gently loosen the soil around out souls, find something that sparks our imagination, quickens our pulse, bring a smile or some fun into our lives.
Re-potting doesn’t mean we have to do anything major like leave the marriage or quit the job. It just means that we need something in our lives. Like learn a foreign language, start a hobby, do a work out, get the little jobs done we seem to keep putting off and yet when we have done them we feel so much better. What’s stopping use?
While I carried on reading how to gently re-pot a plant, loosening the roots, taking care of the stem and leaves.
Leaf Stem Root
Mind Body Soul
So there you go three in one!!
As I carried on reading it was saying how important it was to make sure that we had the correct size of pot “ as you don’t want to overwhelm but encourage” Same applies to us, “you don’t need to take the world on but simplify each task we do. In other words take bite size not chucks.
The next step was to add rich potting soil, water slowly, take the plant to a shady spot for a day or so that it can become adjusted to its new environment. By taking things simply and slowly you are allowing yourself to adjust to your new place of well being.
Honor Broxap
Laura Daligan
Drawing Your Emotions.
Lovely viewers…I have a challenge for you today! Today is going to be ‘Laura’s National Express Yourself Day’.
So get ready with your pens, paints and pencils and get expressive and creative. Let me firstly just stress: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE AN ARTIST OR A POET TO TAKE PART!
There is no prize apart from the joy of creation…except we will be talking about your work on air… 
So what I’d like you to do, without further ado, is to draw the FIRST THING thing that comes to your mind. Even if it’s an orange squiggle or with a hat on, or a blue heart… whatever it is you feel, scribble it down and either tell us about it on this blog, or text in the show with a question about your creation. In an ideal world you could upload the picture on the blog, but am honestly not sure if that’s possible!
If you would prefer to write a few words which express how you are feeling today in the form of a poem or a story… that’d also be fab!
So why are we dong this… I hear you cry! Firstly, it’s very important for us all to stop for a moment and think, ‘how do I actually feel today?’ And sometimes it is hard for us to express these complex emotions in a simple sentence. Often we keep all our feelings locked in, as we don’t feel comfortable expressing them. Not today! Today’s theme is it’s most definitely ‘better out than in!’ And I want you to express your thoughts and feelings in as abstract and random way as possible!
Remember. self expression is healing. By spending 5 minutes on a simple act of creativity, you are doing great work to heal yourself. What’s more, you can blog/text/or call the show and get a reading on your work!
Brilliant…
So I’ll get the ball rolling shall I?
Here is a piece of art to express how I feel today….
Now your turn!
To view more of my artwork, please visit my brand new renovated art website: http:www.lauradaligan-art.com
Thanks!
Adam Leonard
Life’s helping hand
Life is always helping us, its the most relentless mother energy that exists. However it is always helping us on a much deeper level than we are aware. We can all relate to the scene of a parent denying a child that lollipop and the child going into a tantrum about it. The parent knows that if they have too much sugar they will go hyper and not be able to sleep and be irritable, so its for the greater good. The same thing exists in life. but this time we are the children. We might be lusting after that certain romantic partner but for some reason whenever a date is arranged it is always blocked by an ex coming back onto the scene or a random illness popping out of the blue. Perhaps life knows is telling you that person is not good for you. We might not be able to see it, but we dont know everything about them now do we?
My point is that when blocks and hurdles occur that seem to deliberately get in the way of your desire, stop and think about whether what you want is really giving you what makes you come alive. Sometimes life steps in to break up a secure and comfortable relationship simply because security and comfort is becoming your life and your slowing killing your soul. Many of us simply try and try again when we consistently get blocked, but isnt that the same as a child screaming over and over for that lollipop?
I have dedicated myself to learning how life is helping us and what the blocks are for. I have a guide that is involved in creating these “blocks” and i have had many trials and tribulations with him about them but as per usual life knows better lol. It would be by pleasure to connect with my guide and have a good look into the deeper reasoning for all your blocks in life.
Cya on the show
Adam
