All my life I have been drawn to plants and dirt. I have basically always known I was meant to be a gardener. It was in my heart and my blood, there was no question. But here lately, in "mid" life, I have come to learn that I may also be a medicine woman. Being a gardener, it isn't a far stretch to using those plants we've been growing as medicine. I mean, aren't we all medicine women and men, in a way? Isn't that really what we're all doing every time we eat? Administering our daily medicine? Food is medicine. It is our main way of receiving the nutrients we need to physically survive. God didn't have to make it taste good, or make it pretty or interesting, but He did anyway. What an amazing part of our creation.
With that understanding, you come to see that anything that makes you feel better is medicine. Whether it be pharmaceuticals, herbal medicine, worship, a good meal, exercise, laughter, hugs, rest, hobbies, whatever. Whether it is labeled as medicine or not, if it lifts your spirit and/or gives you comfort, it has healing properties. For example, although black tea does have many proven physical medicinal properties, it will not completely cure what ails me today, but it comforts me nevertheless. Medicine it is.
So go drink your tea, eat your veggies, say a prayer, ride your bike, play with your kids, laugh with your people, cuddle up with someone you love, whatever it is, go take your medicine.
