Stepping stones are often used to give a natural looking walkway to your garden through the front door of your home. Stepping stones are considered as a work of art which give your walkway or garden a personalize signature of your lifestyle. Using stepping stone in your lawn for walkway not only personalizes your living style but also an adds touch of beauty to your garden.
How to make a garden walkway using stepping stones
A series of steps we have discussed below which could be helpful and you can give a better look to your garden using stepping stones.
a)Marking your lawn: Marking your lawn is the foundation of your walkway. Determine your path which you would like to take. Mark your way in a curved fashion with the help of ropes. While marking your way make sure that you are laying two ropes together side by side.
b)Positioning the stones: Positioning the stones in the marked area is the second important step in creating a walkway. Once you are over with the marking process you need to place the stones in the marked area. Position the stones with a proper distance and fix them properly by placing them in a hole. Make sure that the difference between the stones is 18inches from the hole.
c)Arranging the stones: Arrange the stones with the help of flat spade and give proper spacing. Difference between the rocks helps you to fix them properly in the ground.
d)Removing the stone: Removing the stone from their place helps you to fix the stone in the ground. Dig the outlined area from the spade so that you can fix the stone properly in the ground.
e)Pouring sand: Once you have dug the outlined area, pour about an inch of sand so that the stone will lay flat.
f)Placing the stone: Place the stones in there respective holes.
g)Leveling the stone: Make sure that you have leveled the stones properly in the hole. An oddly fixed stoned can be a cause of accident while walking on the walkway.
h)Tamping the level: Once you have leveled the stone in the ground tamp the area with the soil. Filling the area is of utmost importance because it always gives a proper balance to the stone.
i)Deciding the height of stones: Make sure that you have given same height to all the stones. You may level the height of stones by laying a board.
j)Sweeping the stones: Once you are done with all the process mentioned above sweep the stones and make sure that they are giving a better look.
k)Readjusting the height: You can adjust the height of stones according to your preference. While readjusting the height of stone you need to take out stone and can decide the height of stone by filling up more sand in the area.
Once you are done, leave your walkway for few days so that the stones can sit properly. The best option would be leave it for at least week. Once you confirmed that stones are well fixed in the ground, you are all ready to use your newly made walkway.
If you have been reading Eckhardt Tolle's books, The Power of Now, and The New Earth, you know that the most important task for humanity right now is to expand consciousness. If you got excited by Eckhardt's books it means you are already in the process of "waking up." The more consciously aware you are, the more JOY and the less struggle you can experience in your everyday life.
There are 3 old paradigm values that present major obstacles to becoming conscious:
- duty: allowing someone else's idea or belief about what you must do to be "worthy" be a guiding principle in your life
- obligation: allowing someone else to determine what you "owe" them in order to be acceptable
- commitment: ignoring spiritual guidance that tells you to take a new direction in favor of adhering to an agreement without recourse to renegotiation. It helps to hold the principle that if something is not right for you, it is not right for the other person. It takes courage to be the first one to say "this isn't working for me."
These values had great validity in the old paradigm, when "all for one and one for all" created a cohesive unit to thwart the vagaries of nature and marauding neighbors. As we transition into the new paradigm, becoming conscious and becoming your authentic self is critical.
How can these 3 foundational values of the old paradigm be detrimental to your spiritual growth?
Simple. They block your connection to your inner wisdom and sabotage your soul's purpose. You can't be inner-directed and outer-directed at the same time. You cannot give authority to other's beliefs about what you are supposed to do and be, while at the same time allowing Spirit to manifest in the world through you. This is like driving with your foot on the gas and the brake at the same time!
There are 3 solutions to these obstacles:
- discover who you really are
- develop your intuition
- follow your heart
And therein lies the spiritual growth journey.
Changing your mind about what it means to be a "good person" becomes easier when you immerse yourself in "new paradigm" thinking. Reading inspirational books, participating in spiritual growth classes and workshops, developing a meditation practice to sharpen your ability to hear the whispers of spirit guiding you, all support you in making the transition into the new paradigm.
Select one of the solutions outlined above: discover who you really are, develop your intuition, or follow your heart. Set your intention to fully explore that concept. Read books, take classes, talk with like-hearted people. Observe and evaluate, without judgment, the results. This is your life to live, no one else's. Have the courage to take the road less traveled and let your soul be your guide.
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