[Seasons: Summer X]
All the hard work of spring is carried to completion through summer. This is true in nature and on the farm. Everyday in March and April there are to-dos that are time-sensitive. The demanding tasks simplify and the time-sensitivity relaxes in the summer. At the heart of summer there is but one primary task: irrigation.
Death knocks without water.
This is why fairytales include bodies of water as the locale of transformation: without water, death—or a continuation of life without change and growth, which is often equated to death—would arrive in a hurry. This is also why some the great traditions include water in their central teachings: water is where God is met and conversion happens.
Summer watering is simple yet critical. On the farm, watering must be calculated and scheduled because our memory, even when life is on the line, fails us. We need schedules to reinforce and support our life-giving habits.
The same is true in life.
What’s in your schedule that promotes growth?
What’s not in your schedule that ought to be?
Remember: death knocks without water.
