Joanne Taylor - "To give people hope, help, and inspiration using nature as the instructor."

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"To give people hope, help, and inspiration using nature as the instructor."

Paoli, PA, USA
female, age 54
single, 4 children
Speaks: English
Joined Aug 19, 2009

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Global warming, greening projects and other environmental concerns have become an inescapable part of our daily news. While scientists focus on the How's in regards to such natural occurences; people of faith contemplate the Why's. As a gardener by profession for 25 years, I have discovered that there is something just as important as the Why's and the How's of nature. There are visible and tangible lessons planted in the Earth that we don't recognize that can teach us how to live, grow, and be wise. Our planet illustrates messages of hope, help, and inspiration. The Earth Speaks!

Did you know that an oak tree doesn't produce acorns until it's at least 50 yers old? You're never too old to grow, thrive, and bloom. Have you ever walked down a city sidewalk and observed a green plant growing in the middle of the concrete or noticed a flower springing forth in the midst of a brick wall? It signifies that we too, can bloom wherever we're planted.

Do you want to build a business? Take notes from God's creation and start with a good foundation. Do you want to build better relationships? Start weeding out your garden. Do you want change in your life? Study the seasons. Do you want to grow? Learn to appreciate rainy days and stormy weather. Do you want to be a better parent? Study How to care for seedlings and wildflowers. Do you want to become a wiser person? Learn from those wise old trees. Do you want to climb higher mountains? Learn how to travel down into the valley.

This blog is not a religious blog, it promotes religious tolerance. Whether here in the United States or Third World, nature is a universal language that everyone understands, no matter what location, denomination, faith, nationality, age, profession, or income.

The sole intention of this blog is to give motivation through creation by discussing and learning how to climb higher mountains, choose narrow paths, travel through dark valleys, weather the storms of life, bloom in hard places, shine like precious gems, and dig deeper in order to find and fulfill one's true purpose in life.

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Joined	Aug 19, 2009	Activist Aspirations	Casual
Here for	Meeting Friends, Professional Connections, Support a Cause
Group Host of	none yet
Groups	Complete Guide to Backyard Gardening, DUO for World Peace, Earth Day, Exchange For Green, Flowers, Flowers Grasses Plants and Seeds, GREENFINGERS, Garden Therapy, Greenpeace, Healthy Living Network, Inspiration for Living, Modern Spiritualism, NATURE PROVIDES, Nature Police more » Nature Talk, Nature, floral and Fawna Photography, Rainforest Action, Salvation By Grace, Spiritual Gardening, Spirituality, The Garden Circle, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), ZEN- One With True Nature, ~Creative Expressions~

Hometown	Philadelphia area
Homepage	http://www.joannetaylor.org
Birthday	Nov 26, 1958
Languages	English
About Me	Funny, Down to Earth, Very Italian, Very Afro American, I crack myelf up.
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Activist Aspirations	Casual
Political Leaning	Moderate
Religions	Spiritual but not religious, christian
Eating Habits	I try to eat foods from the ground
Wild Fact About Me	I am the Author of a gardening/spiritual book "Down to Earth" (AMG Publishers), Motivation speaker, Gardener by profession for 25 years, and Nature, Spirituality, and Gardening Columnist. Oh yea, and studying nature photography. My goal in life is to teach people how to climb higher mountains and grow, thrive, and bloom wherever they're planted!
My Philosophy	The garden is a living and breathing masterpiece, a one-of-a-kind work of art. There are valuable lessons planted in the garden that we don�t recognize that can teach us how to grow, bloom, and thrive. The Earth Speaks!
What Gives Me Hope	My faith, Nature
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by	1. Religious Tolerance would be a law 2. Everyone would grow their own food
What/who changed my life and why	My first release, A Down to Earth Bible Study (AMG Publishers). My next release coming soon: Higher Ground, a non-biblical book using nature as the instructor. Here is a link to my website which has my Excerpt of A Down To Earth Bible Study. http://www.joannetaylor.org/Excerpt.html
What Bugs Me	People who don't know their purpose
Passions	photography, gardening, nature, speaking and teaching
Inspirations	God, nature, the earth, the universe
What Scares Me	gaining weight
Favorites
Role Models	Nature itself
Quotation	God won't grow what you don't sow! Can you dig it?
Interests	Spirituality/Philosophy, Gardening, speaking, nature, writing
Books	National Geographic Mag, Bible, Down to Earth, Mother Earth News
Music	R and B and old school
Movies	The Last Dragon, Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, The Color Purple, The Five Heartbeats, Thelma and Louise, All Tyler Perry Movie
TV Shows	Discovery Channel, Reality TV, National Geo, The Travel Channel
Favorite Foods	All kinds of desserts, All kinds of fruit, Coffee, soul food
Favorite Places	The Beach, Arizona, Hawaii
Can't Live Without	seasons, flowers, gardens, sunshine, God, nature
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