The Grass is Greener Where You Water It. And the roses are redder.

I didn’t water my roses most of the summer.

I was great at watering the garden because it’s got a drip hose and all I have to do is turn it on and set a timer. Easy peasy.

Is it hard to fill a water can and shower the roses? No. 

But we live in the PNW, and for the most part, they stayed looking pretty. Until July. When it got hot. Then they all wilted and fell. 

They did not thrive when I was not nourishing them.

A funny thing happened when I came home from New Zealand though – there were a few blooms. Just one or two, but it was enough to remind me of their beauty. And so, I started watering them. Lo and behold, there are more and more blooms each day.

This feels so apt for some of the projects in my life and work right now. I tend to be an idea person – I come up with a brilliant idea and then I start it and then I come up with another and I start that and pretty soon I have seventeen projects going on and – not surprisingly – not all of them are thriving. 

I had a great conversation with my project manager (she runs all the behind-the-scenes action here at HQ and is amazing) yesterday and she nodded as I told her about all of this and said, “Yep, the grass is greener where you water it.” How true.

And so, we put together a plan (ie. she put together a plan with deadlines for me to follow through with…). And we’ll be watering more areas, so you’ll see some new stuff rolling out in the upcoming months. Stay tuned.

P.S. As I re-read what I just wrote, I can’t help but notice the cyclical nature of it. Fall is coming, when we harvest what we planted in the spring. I’m not beating myself up over these habits, just reflecting – and maybe it’s all happening just exactly as it is intended to. 

P.P.S. If cyclical living is something you’re intrigued by, I’d love to see you at the next Blue Moon Circle on August 30.