Nurture What is Most Important

I enjoy having plants in my home, but I wouldn’t say I’m a horticulturist, nor even a skilled gardener.

I appreciate the life and beauty that growing plants bring, but I often forget to water or take care of them like they need.

When I neglect to water them, I then need to put in extra effort later to revive them. Sometimes they come back and other times they don’t.

I felt sorry when I returned from a week-long trip recently to find one of my plants had dry and brittle leaves. Watering it then was a token effort for not watering it before I left. It didn’t survive and I had to throw it out.

Thinking about how I sometimes forget to water my plants causes me to consider that I might be similarly taking for granted other areas in my life.

I thought of my

• husband
• children
• birth family
• friendships
• health

The possibilities go on and on.

I contemplate how often I get busy and forget to nurture those relationships, assuming they will always be there.

The plant that didn’t get watered reminds me that if I don’t cultivate what is important to me, it withers and dies.

The same holds true for relationships and anything else we value.

Are you leaving unattended some areas in your life that have the potential to flourish?

Are there relationships that could be cultivated and encouraged to thrive?

Perhaps having a small plant on your windowsill could be a daily reminder to nurture and nourish that which is most important to you.

With love,