Today, I assaulted the weeds in my front yard.
I was daydreaming during a meeting last week and my mind wandered to the uncontrollable weeds in my yard. I had a brilliant (not really) thought that basically went like this, "I have a weed whacker so go take down the weeds!!!"
This morning, I set out to do that. I started small but as I moved through the initial area I realized that I was only touching on the problem. I then systematically removed section by section until I could see the rock wall that was hidden beforehand. I started to see more and more results and that inspired me to continue the hard and dirty work.
In many ways, the experience points to numerous areas of life that often go unattended. For me, yard work often gets neglected but when I dedicate myself to the task I realize how I need to be doing it on a consistent basis to keep my yard clean. I can see how that pattern plays out in other areas too.
What weed whacking needs to be done in your life this week and in the coming weeks?
2 comments:
Don't forget you have to pull the roots out if you really want to get rid of the weeds. Sometimes weed-wacking is fun but it doesn't get the job done. I don't know if that is a metaphor for anything, but that is just my experience with the stupid weeds in my yard that never go away.
By the way, there's nothing better than yard work. It satisfies that male urge to control the world.
I agree with you wholeheartedly. I spent one Saturday morning ripping out the roots of a bunch of weeds in the backyard. I didn't have it in me to make it happen again in the front yard. I took the easy way out and used the weed whacker!
What would Rosemary Radford Roother have to say about that "male urge to control the world"???
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