Manidestiny

I made and exciting discovery a few days ago that i'm still gushing over.....

This is the palm tree looking thing I bought when I first moved into this apartment.  Now, let me explain that I have ALWAYS been a complete failure at keeping any sort of houseplant alive; I can't tell you exactly why, but I think it had to do with my complete disconnect (partly due to disinterest) with the entire plant kingdom.  I would over water, under water, never provide the right amount of light... etc, and always end up with a dead plant.  Knowing this, I bought this tree anyway, and hoped to at least keep it alive, because this spot in the kitchen looked really empty.  I was extremely proud of myself when a year passed and I had managed to keep it alive.  I was even more proud of myself when I was able to cultivate a (very humble) small garden this past summer.
But it wasn't till recently, when I became enlightened on the current state of affairs in this world, that I realized the ability to grow things, specifically to grow your own food for self sustainability, is soon going to be what separates the secure from the desperate (that and money and power, both of which are most commonly attained at someone elses expense... more on that another time).  I set a course for achieving some level of self sustainability, a level higher than most Americans but not expecting to become a farmer overnight......

 Fast forward just a couple short months:

This is just a couple examples of what I have growing now, these are veggies (top) and herbs (bottom).  My compost project, while it won't yield quite enough to fertilize my entire garden, has been a success; 2 large bins full, worms eating away and holding steady at only one bag of garbage per week.  What's even better is I started using the compost "tea" from the bokashi bin to water the household plants (I now have 4 total) and you wouldn't believe how much they've grown and are sprouting new growth!
Now, back to my discovery.  I added a bit of the compost from one of the worm bins to my palm tree.....

What is THIS?!!  It's like as soon as I deemed it a life or death matter, and approached plant growing with survival instinct, I became frickin mother nature!  I spent some deep thought on that.... trying to pinpoint the exact feeling, the thought, the brain cell, that manifested these results... it's "The Secret", which even after having read the book remained a secret to me.  But, I think I may have just used it; I truly believe I am willing these plants to thrive. I haven't really learned anything about how to make things grow in the last couple months, it's only my attitude that has changed..... "Food for thought" ;)
TTFN