Weeds

Today was a day to pull weeds from the garden. They were starting to take over what otherwise is a nice flower and herb garden with a fledgling strawberry bush in the corner.

Weeds are an inconvenience, an intrusion, and generally a pain to deal with. Weeds creep in often unnoticed and grow slowly until one day we realize that an infestation is taking place. Weeds compete with other plants and choke off the supply of nutrients and water that are available from the soil. In the worst of conditions, weeds can tower over good plants and deprive them of sunlight. It's at this point that the garden ceases to be a garden and becomes a jungle of weeds.

Life has weeds too. We allow unhealthy behaviors to creep in unnoticed and grow slowly until we find ourselves in the midst of an infestation. The joy in life and the essence of living are choked off by these "life weeds," and they can grow to the point of overshadowing us. Life can become a jungle.

Weeds seem to always grow back, especially if the area in question was previously covered with them. The solution for weeds is regular weeding by literally pulling the weeds up and digging the root out. Sometimes we need to cut some plants and prune the garden in order to get at these weeds. It's tough, painful work, but in the end this is the only way to ensure a healthy garden.

How often do you dig up the roots and cut out the weeds in life? What do you need to dig up and cut out today?