Embracing Changes

It’s all change in the world of Heavenly Healing. Inspired by my recent illness I decided to make the most of the opportunity for a big life-change and am moving into Horticultural Therapy. Inspiration can be found in the most unlikely of places.

It was a simple decision really. I love my healing work and I love gardening, so combining the two made perfect sense to me. Now I am fully recovered and raring to go, I have a three-part plan:

1) I need a part-time paid job.
2) I need to volunteer at some gardening-based projects in order to gain experience working in the community. I will volunteer at 2 or 3 different places in order to work with different groups of people.
3) Despite having years of gardening experience, in these days I will also need a recognised horticultural qualification. This will not be a problem. I am not in a hurry.

I haven’t been blogging so much recently because of 1. I am very actively (probably over-actively) seeking a nice, low stress level, part-time job, somewhere lovely where I will enjoy being, and doing something enjoyable where I don’t have to sit at a computer desk all day. It’s not much to ask and there are suitable jobs out there. But it’s catch-22 for me, as in order to gain this I have to sit at a computer desk all day, every day. It’s playing havoc with my bilateral epicondylitis (aka my damaged arms) as my best recovery is NOT doing keyboard work at all. But application forms are not like they were in my day – now you have to write an essay. An average form takes me about 5 hours to complete. After this I always need an hour or two up at my allotment in order to soothe the brain and heal the spirit (if not the arms).

Here are some lovely snaps taken whilst up at the plot over the last couple of weeks:

The pictures directly above and below are of the same pumpkin taken two days apart. The pic above is close-up but the pic below is not. You can see how it's grown. I didn't snap it yesterday as I forgot my camera but it's really getting quite large already. The variety is Turks Turban.

These are the butternut squash, earlier on this year presumed dead (devoured by slugs) but amazingly recovered and now taking over the bank like triffids.

A lovely ladybird catching a few rays.


I am excited about 2. I’m looking at several projects and have applied for a couple of things already – a therapy garden and a schools garden – and will be hearing something further in September, which is by now only next week!

As far as 3 is concerned, I’ve discovered that the government will pay the fees if you study a particular qualification. I’ve got lots of stuff I need to research before choosing which course to do, but it’s more online, arm-wrecking work, and since there’s no immediate hurry I will get 1 and 2 up and running first.

In the meantime there are Heavenly Healing sessions and an ever-changing allotment to attend to. One thing is for sure – I will never be bored!


Love Change
Love Life
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