The poinsettia is about 30 years old and keeps blooming all the time.
if you treat things with
LOVE
and water them
NOW AND THEN
they
GROW
be careful how you treat others
people aren’t that different from
PLANTS
without love and care
we can also
WITHER
and
DIE
if you
YELL
at a plant
if you refuse
to water it
it will be
UNHAPPY
and unable to
SURVIVE
the same thing
happens to
PEOPLE
so if you don’t like
someone
or if someone is
MEAN
to you
get
away from
that person
or growth
will be
STUNTED
or
not at all
Picture: Pixabay
Debbie saw this dandelion yesterday. It probably thinks it’s spring. It was 60 degrees. People were everywhere and one guy was in shorts and a tank top. It’s was December 26th and 60 degrees. Amazing and wonderful. By the way, I love dandelions. This one looks so lovely. They’re tough little flowers and can grow almost anywhere…I like that about them.
I can’t remember the name of this plant but it had chocolate in it, so…well, that’s why I bought it. I had no idea how GIGANTIC it would become (I don’t read the little sticks that are stuck in the soil). So, I planted it with other plants and the other plants were eaten by the chocolate plant that GREW to epic proportions. Poor things. My friend bought the same plant and it covered her ENTIRE round picnic table and is hanging over the edges. It’s beautiful and I love it but next time, I might read the little sticks.
I bought this wee plant last month. I love plants and take very good care of them. I trim them, repot them when they ask, and generally watch over them. This wee plant is in a very tiny pot. When I looked at it yesterday it was limp, the leaves hanging over the sides of the sides. It looked terrible. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I grabbed it and watered it immediately and then I waited. Poor thing. I didn’t think it had a chance but I had see half dead plants revive before, so I was hopeful. This morning she was all smiles and joy, looking out of the window. I am so glad she came back. I didn’t realize the soil dried out as quickly as it did, but it won’t happen again.
What the plant taught me: Each plant is different and each plant has it’s own needs and desires. Some plants like a lot of water and sun, some don’t need much of either. Others actually shun both. But here’s the important thin: If plants don’t get what they need, they wither, wilt and die. People are exactly the same way. The plant taught me that each of us needs certain things and if we don’t get them, we can’t make it, or we limp along, our leaves never fully open, never strong enough to grow and become the kind of plant we were meant to be, or could have been.
She’s a beauty and very clever. She taught me that every single living thing is exactly the same. We all need what we need to grow and become. If we listen carefully, everything around us is a teacher. I’m grateful to her. I think she forgave me for not watering her soon enough.
Written
on October 4, 2018