Storytime

Most of you know I do like my garden...in fact I like anyone's garden. So when I venture off to ooh and aahh over other's works of greenery art, I happily snap away. Only to return home with a lot of photos and a desire to change, add or construct in my own plot. It has taken me a long time to finally realise that although I admire, love and covet what others have and how they garden...it's not always for me. I go and admire something like this. My potting area is a shambles and our deck looks like this... With a few more pots... actually a lot more pots on it. I fell in LOVE with this dragon...how awesome! and I have this.. Actually I do have another dragon who is AWESOME...and a dragon pot!    yet so different. I fell in love with the creative way this gardener set out their planting... Mine are in an assorted tumble of pots on the deck. Now it has taken a long time for me to understand that while I totally admire and love ...

Lately I've done a lot of thinking and understanding about how I motivate myself. Or don't as I fear is the major factor. Through work we've had the opportunity lately for some workshops to discover what motivates us, and how we set goals. This of course, flows on into our personal life goals and ambitions as well. Not only have we looked at how we are motivated but also our values. Now this won't be a surprise to many but one of my top five values is tradition (it isn't my top value though). Actually one value stands out amongst the others - Universalism. For these particular workshops this equates to having an understanding, appreciation, tolerance and protection for the welfare of all people and for nature. Then the next three values- tradition- respect, commitment and acceptance of the customs and ideas provided by traditional culture or religion benevolence - preserving and enhancing the welfare of those with whom you are in frequent personal contact...