Things are constantly changing and evolving on the farm- crops go from producing bountifully to withering and just as quickly the beds are being turned and replanted with the next season’s delights. The continuous process of change doesn’t have a value judgement attached- we don’t like the eggplant more than the radishes that came before it, they just thrive at different times.

Not dissimilarly- our bodies are not machines that are meant to act the same day in and day out, but are dynamic organisms that have changing needs during different seasons of life. We cycle between rest and growth, ability and disability. The journey is rarely linear and involves radically different care practices at different junctures.