Wild Wisdom: 101 Inspirational Seed Thoughts to Cultivate the Life You Love

By Denise L. Buchanan Ph.D.c

In Wild Wisdom I was captivated by 101 inspiring quotes and reflections which took me on a nurturing wild mystical adventure through the four astronomical seasons. These seasons became the symbolic mirror of my sojourn through the stages of a difficult life to the greatness that was seeking to emerge. It is intended that these quotes and reflections when planted in your consciousness season after season, will activate something within you to expand your awareness of whats possible, realign yourself with the true nature of your being and spur action to cultivate your inner spiritual garden to reap a harvest of your dreams. My deepest desire is that Wild Wisdom provides gems and insights that will encourage, heal, and inspire you to live a life you love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: May 16, 2018
• ISBN: 9781504396059

Denise L. Buchanan Ph.D.c

Denise Buchanan is an Accelerated Success Coach, Award Winning International Speaker and Sacred Garden Designer. Denise is a Member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and is the only female Jamaican Licensed Landscape Contractor in California. Denise is perpetually intrigued by the resilience of the human spirit to emerge victorious despite lifes difficult circumstances. Utilizing the vast examples from nature, she explores its rich guiding principles which interweave with our lifes journey and fills the pages of Wild Wisdom with inspiration, joy and wonder which is sure to nourish your heart and empower your souls unfolding to live a life you love. Earning a Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture and a Masters Degree in Spiritual Psychology, Denise created Sacred Garden Designs, a landscape design-build company with an A-list of celebrity clients. Sacred Garden Designs has been featured in Landscape Architect and Specifier News Magazine, on Home and Garden Television, on Bravo TV and the Reality TV Etherworks Production Sold on Green. Denises interest in human behavior, her studies of nature, her experience with individuals from all walks of life and her intuition, provide a unique blend of skills and a deep knowing about issues that people face. Denise brings her life experience as witness to the power of forgiveness and spirit to transform lives and is completing a Dual PhD in Psychoneurology & Spiritual Consciousness and Integrative Holistic Health and Thriving. Denise grew up in Jamaica and now lives in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the City of Los Angeles. Her previous book: Pamela the Palm Tree: Finding Strength in the Storms of Life, can be purchased online at Amazon and Barnes and Nobles.

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Contents

Dedication

Preface

Acknowledgement

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Winter Solstice

Chapter 2 - Spring Equinox

Chapter 3 - Summer Solstice

Chapter 4 - Autumn Equinox

Emerging

Dedication

To the many teachers, guides, friends, clients, angels and seeming strangers whose Spirit danced and continues to dance with mine. These reflections are dedicated to you.

If you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere

~Vincent Van Gogh

"If you wish to know the divine,

feel the wind on your face and the warm sun on your hand"

~Buddha

"Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth

are never alone or weary of life"

~Rachel Carson

Preface

There is something of the marvelous in all things of nature

- Aristotle

The spirit of peace, love, compassion, service, freedom and joy that yearns to seek expression in every human being is without a shadow of doubt my greatest muse. It is my passion to empower every individual to access their inner knowing which unleashes unlimited freedom, courage, peace and surprising treasures. I am committed that each person is fully engaged in the creation of an enlivened and amazing experience of life.

I have spent most of my life designing and creating Sacred Garden spaces in North America and the Caribbean. While it has brought me a tremendous amount of satisfaction to know I have created thousands of gardens, what I marvel at is the transformation of my sense of self as I worked on creating these garden spaces. What I found was the more time I spent in nature, the more I felt the hurts and