You ever notice how sometimes something that’s good for one aspect of your life may hinder another?
And sometimes it really, really, hinders.
What was good in the short term might be bad in the long term, or developing a skill in one area might alter your perception when you are trying to find a new position in a field that seems polar opposite.
I was thinking about this in the garden the other day.
We planted out mounded row garden beds and planted clover for cover in the aisles. The clover is beautiful bedding, but it grows a little taller than we’d anticipated, and it also gets a little wild – not so slowly encroaching on our beds.
Where most plants have survived their gentle cover, the asparagus is less than enthused to have its pathways even marginally blocked, and I find many plants bent and twisted trying to weave their way past the 12 inch tall clover.
Some of them are so stuck, they haven’t even attempted the vertical leap. Others have managed to look like so many understory trees, growing sideways to reach the light before becoming a presence unto itself.
I have faith that these little asparagus spears would find their way towards the light if left to their own devices, it may just be after I want to eat them. Nature tends to find a way, after all.
So if you’re feeling a little sideways, you can still grow tall and strong. Decide if it’s worth the jump now, or if growing laterally for a little while longer is the better move.
