Gardening requires Patience

OOO the "P" word.  Patience.  I really do not like this word.  Although during the past 3 1/2 years, I have had a close relationship with this word.  I has seemed that everytime I have wanted something, I have had to wait...be patient.  It wasn't the right time yet.  sigh... But everything has worked out.  Maybe not exactly the way I wanted it to.  The divorce took much longer than I thought it would, I had to pay more money to my ex than I thought I would, I don't have my kids as much as I think I should...etc..etc...

Everything happened this way for a reason.  I wasn't ready to be on my own right away (didn't have a job), I had to split my stock account with my ex (this happened at a low point in the market) and now I have more than made up for it, I have my kids only 50% of the time (God must have known they were teenagers).  etc..etc..

And now I am growing plants. Some I bought already blooming in pots.  Can you say instant gratification?  lol  Others I bought as small tiny plants waiting to be nurtured and some of my plants started out as seeds.  A couple of months have passed and I am seeing some progress.  I have eaten a couple of strawberries, I noticed my tomato plants have grown 2 inches and my lavender now has 2 buds that are barely blooming.  Things are happening slowly. Not all my pots have made progress.  The catnip is being stubborn.  But growth is slow.  Requiring me to have patience and to do the things I need to do to keep them all growing.  Watering, feeding, sunlight and yes sometimes talking to them. 

And it's funny, these are some of the things I need to do for myself so I can keep growing and learning.