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Gardening Narratives and Writing Stories
Adriana Müller1
“Land of enchantment love and sun
I don't speak English or Spanish
Those who know you don't forget
my Brazil is with S”
(Brazil with S – João Gilberto) 2
I'm Adriana Müller (AM) and I live in the Abya Yala region, in the territory known
by the native peoples as Pindorama, but named on maps as Brazil. An area with
more than 8 million square kilometers filled with exuberant nature and a diversity
of flora, fauna and geography, which extends from the Amazon rainforest to the
gaucho pampas, passing through the sertão and the swamps. A region that has
always been inhabited by people who know the seasons’ cycle and know how to
take care of the land; a territory that, over the centuries, has received people
from all continents, who arrived in different ways and for different reasons.
Today, we are the mixture of these stories that often reveal themselves in our
way of being cheerful, talkative, interactive, welcoming people with coffee and
hugs, enjoying soccer and carnival, having different faiths and beliefs, speaking in
metaphors, and living with passion. Creative and diligent people, who enjoy
bathing and preparing good food with everything the earth provides. Solidary
people, who have a remedy for everything, who fight and resist, who sing and
dance their pain and their love in various tones and rhythms, who find ways to
survive the weather and life, who know their value and honor their legacy.
This article is a way to honor this entire cultural heritage. I present a work that I
have been developing with a focus on narrative therapy, especially on the use of
narrative metaphors, which brought me to the central theme that I present here:
gardening. Here in Brazil, we have expressions that connect us to the land: we call
1
Narrative psychologist, who works in private practice and teaches narrative therapy since 2005, as well as
collective narrative practices since 2009, having created the Rhythms of Life methodology in 2010.
2
Gilberto, J. (1982). Brazil with S. Rita Lee and Roberto de Carvalho. Acronym Studio: 1982. Access:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtQfl3zetNE
Gardening Narratives and Writing Stories
Journal of Contemporary Narrative Therapy February 2024 Release, www.journalnft.com, p. 7191.