Too Much Love

The florist called me today. The news was not good news. I took in a plant for them to make well and it did not survive.

RIP my beloved plant. I will miss your beautiful purple flowers.

I watered it too much, therefore the root system rotted and died. I was also told the plant wasn't potted in the right kind of soil.

I tend to do that with plants--give them too much love. I either water them too much, put them in too much sunlight, over-pamper them with food spikes or re-pot them too often. You'd think I would have learned how to take care of plants by now. You'd think I would have learned by now how to love and take care of them properly.

For a plant to flourish, grow--to survive, you have to know what it needs and when it needs it. And, sometimes, it's best just to leave the plant be until it can tell you what it needs. Is it dry? Needs water. Too much water? Let it dry out...It's pretty simple.

Or is it?

I tend to over do it in other areas of my life. Rather than let a sleeping dog lie, I prod and poke and want to wake the stupid thing up...Howl! Yelp! Bark! Do something besides just lay there, you doormat! But all the while...I know. My intuition, my gut tells me what the outcome will be. In denial, I become emotional, try to make it better, second-guess what needs to be done, then regret what action I did or didn't take. All along the situation, the person--whatever it is I'm trying to control--is/was never in my control. I end up kicking myself like I've kicked that proverbial sleeping dog...Painful lesson learned again. And again, and again...and again.

And sometimes the pain lingers long after the sleeping dog has left the porch...

So today, I'm in mourning. Mourning my plant, mourning that I've not learned the same blasted lesson to just let things be.

Regina's Plant- November 5, 2009- March 8, 2010.

Today, Regina's beloved plant died. It gave her much joy while it was on her desk at work. The plant became ill several months after it came into her possession, however, and was lovingly transported to her home where she tended to it day and night. Shortly thereafter, the plant's leaves began to yellow and the plant was then taken to the florist's ER where it was later pronounced dead. Cause of death: too much love.
Survivors include a clay pot, to which donations of soil, seeds or a new plant may be made in honor of the deceased. Any gifts promoting new plant life will be appreciated. To request the mailing address, simply leave your contact information in the comment section below.