For you gardeners out there, don\u2019t hold it against me, but I don\u2019t love gardening or yard work. I do love the end result though. For years I had tried to keep my yard attractive with garden and flower beds. All with varying levels of success.J<\/p>\n
But these last two years have been ones of personal growth and stretching in ways that demanded much of me and certain areas of my life were neglected!<\/p>\n
I had started my own business, created and presented on-line tele-summits, taught on-line programs, studied, worked hard and learned new skill sets. All of this in addition to the usual farming alongside my husband and being a mother to six children in various stages of their lives, forced me to make the conscious decision of letting some things go.<\/strong><\/p>\n At first, I attempted to continue on with my usual actions of pruning, preparing soil, planting, watering, weeding and maintaining a large yard, but quickly found myself overwhelmed (and cranky). There were not enough hours in the day, nor did I have enough energy.<\/p>\n I had to let something go<\/strong>, and that ended up being my yard.<\/p>\n There are times in our lives, such as, illness, loss of work, starting a new endeavor, changing family dynamics that disrupt the normal routine, and what we once took for granted as the status quo is no longer possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n How do you respond to such situations? Even if it\u2019s something positive or desirable, change can be difficult. There may be a period of mourning or feelings of uncertainty, maybe nervousness or even excitement while entering a new phase of life.<\/p>\n What I\u2019ve discovered is that how we respond directly affects our happiness and our ability to transition successfully.<\/strong><\/p>\n In this experience of letting my gardening go, I at first felt bad that I didn\u2019t have time for my yard. I felt bad that it didn\u2019t look as nice. I felt guilty and second-guessed my decisions.<\/p>\nTrying to Do It All<\/h3>\n
How do you respond?<\/h3>\n
But Here\u2019s the Key!<\/h3>\n
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