Last October my Mom's precious Sashi left his container to go to a better place. From my own experience, losing a pet is one of life's most painful experiences. They are our true teachers of unconditional love and they are by our side no matter what it is we're going through.
The October day Sashi departed, I did a prayer ritual and then laid down a tarp to create a garden in his memory. I'm not the greatest gardener, but I knew this rocky soil would stay moist during the winter and be easier to dig come Spring after a tarp was placed over it.
When Spring finally arrived...and it took long this year to do so....I uncovered Sashi's garden area, placed:
- fertilizer,
- leaves I didn't rake up last fall,
- and garden soil
in the memorial space.
I was warned to use only organic fertilizer. When I dumped the first bag on the space there was a plastic cigar filter in it....it made me laugh. What a visual commentary on natural and organic!
This is called a spiral garden. I learned of these in Marney Makridakis' Daily Museletter which is currently no longer published, but will return some day. Cool newsletter...sparky and filled with sites and sights to see...and I'm sharing this site that she had posted there...because I'm proof that even a beginner can make a spiral garden...http://www.theherbspiral.com/spiral/ChooseSpot.htm
With his seeds of intent, Sashi nurtured those who met him through his special personality....and now there is a spiral garden dedicated in his honor that will nurture all who partake in what its seeds of intent manifest.
Thank you for blessing my life path with your brief visit, Sashi. And whoever reads this...thank you, too, for sharing your visit on my path as well!
