PLANT YOUR SEEDS OF REMEMBRANCE ( My DIY: Recycled Soda Bottle Planter Experience)

If you’ve consumed any type of soda or soft drink recently, chances are that you probably still have an empty plastic bottle lying around. As you’re undoubtedly an eco-conscious creature, you’ll likely pop that into your recycling bin at your earliest convenience - I came across this planter idea a few weeks ago on my school's campus celebrating National Earth Day. We took recycled water bottles and gave them a new life. The end product was ever so rewarding and it has only been a few weeks down the line and I have already awakened to tiny sprouts of what to me has translated into new beginnings.

Who would have thought that in so little time and a hectic conservatory life schedule such a beautiful thing would prosper. The day I planted these seeds felt as though I were drowning in school performances, a melodramatic social life and the normal angsty mental instability of your average young artist living in Hollywood. I just wanted a sound peace of mind and a little freedom. Walking on to campus with specific priorities I stopped at the Earth Day Activities Station intrigued by the craftiness of my fellow peers i watched them create these planters; and once bitten by the activity bug I to began to create a planter. It took only seconds for the others around me to finish there recycled water bottle planters and pick the seeds they wanted to plant, but I pontificated for quite some time. Unaware of what this plant would ever mean to me I chose the Rosemary & Poppy seeds at the time because they looked the prettiest to me. However, waking up to the sprouts the very day I decided to give birth to this blog and the idea of Granddaughter Willow gave me the greatest feeling of significance ever. What a coincidence?

This was the start of my rise beneath the soils of despair that had been burying me for quite sometime. It was happening and upon discovery I began realizing that it is solely up to me to keep this feeling alive. I am in control of my own happiness and no one can take that away from me. I stumbled across the symbolic qualities of Rosemary that morning and upon discovery there was this insatiable hunger for self-discovery like magic twirling within my soul. Rosemary is said to be representative of remembrance. It was almost like a golden internal note to self for me to remember the moment in my life of creating the recycled planter and choosing Rosemary seeds to plant within it. I would forever remember a day that was supposed to be yet another chaotic addition to my novel of anxiety as an artist, but surprisingly became a day worth so much more. As I proudly stared down upon the tiny growing sprouts of Rosemary I began to remember every bit of freedom I felt that day as I selfishly took time for my self. I remembered myself letting go and I remembered what it felt like to just let go of all life worries and to just be; crafting and creating blissfully. If you are reading this I encourage you to stop and let go when life is trying to swallow you whole. Relax, breathe, and create your own DIY planter with seeds of remembrance. (For help on constructing your own DIY Planter I have attached a video for your guidance). Let me know what grows from it aside from the plant itself. What self discoveries do you come across? How does that moment feel for you? Share your comments and discoveries below.

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