1. The condition, quality, or degree of being fertile.

2. The birthrate of a population.

 

With “fertile” meaning:

1. Biology

a. Capable of initiating, sustaining, or supporting reproduction.

b. Capable of growing and developing; able to mature

2. Botany Bearing functional reproductive structures such as seeds or fruit or material such as spores or pollen.

3. Bearing or producing crops or vegetation abundantly; fruitful.

4. Rich in material needed to sustain plant growth:

5. Highly or continuously productive; prolific:

6. Physics Capable of producing fissionable material:

 

Most people think of fertile as pertaining to 1.b. in the above definitions. When think of fertility, the first thing that comes to mind is living as self sustainable as I possibly can. I order to have a healthy, productive crop and a sustainable lifestyle there are many steps involved. There is a growth cycle that takes place long before the seed is planted and continues long after the plant is harvested. One must plan their crop, collect the seeds from last year, store them properly, prepare the ground, nourish the soil, plant the seed, feed and water it, nurse the plants as they grow and produce, protect them from pests (naturally of course), collect the harvest when ripe, process this harvest in order to sustain through the winter months, take care to not be greedy in taking ALL of the harvest, for one must save the best produce for seed collection to continue along the circle. In doing this, you have become one with the process…you have grown in fertility.

 

This can be utilized in many aspects of our lives. Relying on your hands and creativity for things such as electricity and conserving. Not relying so much on the vast waste and hurtful cycle of energy abuse. Cutting off hot water heaters when not in use, washing clothes by hand and hanging them on a line to dry, making your own butter, cheese, soaps and candles, composting, recycling, etc. can help you live a more fertile life by being productive of oneself and not relying on the easy (and often destructive) way out.

 

Besides all this, life strategies/life coaching types of situations follow this same pattern. You not only plant the seed of a better and more positive life for another individual, you nurture that seed to help it grow, you feed the situation with skills to lead one into a more self productive and healthy lifestyle, allow room for the needed growth and your own personal growth and harvest comes when you see the desired outcome and know you have helped an individual become a healthier, more positive and mature person. You feed from that success and take that memory and experience with you as growth when the circle continues and you help another individual.

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