01.05.2023 | First Thursday

It's a chilly morning here in the Carondelet Garden.  The skies are filled with clouds and it's a bit dreary.  The perfect day to start putting together tax documents.  I laughed out loud at that.  I hate tax season.  It always brings a feeling of dread to my soul.  I feel a bit like that poor Iris in the picture.  Cold and tired and filled with apprehension.  

Apprehension is something we all deal with.  It can be a little scary.  We worry about the stuff that might happen to the extent that we sometimes don't do the things we ought to do.  Fear and apprehension seem to go hand in hand.  I've never been much of a risk taker.  I tend to track to the sure bet.  Not necessarily the easiest path but the one that I feel has the best chance of success.  It works out but you miss out on some important opportunities if you don't take that risk once in a while.  I've been working on my risk taking.  No, I'm not going to be an adrenaline junkie.  Not me at all.  Just trying to say yes to more opportunities and stop sitting on the sidelines.  It's not always easy for an old introvert to say yes.  I'm working on it.  Keeping the faith that even this old gardener can learn a few new things.  I hope you say yes, this year.  Keep trying.  Keep the faith.  Keep loving and caring and being kind.  It will change your world!  That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden.