Comments on: Weeds in My Garden http://womenofhr.com/weeds-in-my-garden/ We've got your back Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:11:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rose Silver http://womenofhr.com/weeds-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Rose Silver Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:33:40 +0000 http://womenofhr.com/?p=599#comment-163 This is one of the most irritating issues that I always deal with my garden. Weeds! Weeds! Sometimes I even got my seedlings wrecked because of the weeds in my garden. I saw weeds but mistakenly grabbed my seedlings! This is one of the most irritating issues that I always deal with my garden. Weeds! Weeds! Sometimes I even got my seedlings wrecked because of the weeds in my garden. I saw weeds but mistakenly grabbed my seedlings!

]]> By: Ann Farrell http://womenofhr.com/weeds-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Ann Farrell Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:25:07 +0000 http://womenofhr.com/?p=599#comment-142 Naomi, I so hope we do meet as well! That way I will get to thank you for the imagery of the beautiful French countryside that you have gifted me with this afternoon as I am "knee deep" in a new weed and the sunken clutter of our flooded basement! Actually, this is the only way that I would have ever parted with all of the boxes of stuffed animals from my son's childhood! Here's to contually "letting go"! Warmly Ann Naomi,

I so hope we do meet as well! That way I will get to thank you for the imagery of the beautiful French countryside that you have gifted me with this afternoon as I am “knee deep” in a new weed and the sunken clutter of our flooded basement! Actually, this is the only way that I would have ever parted with all of the boxes of stuffed animals from my son’s childhood!

Here’s to contually “letting go”!

Warmly
Ann

]]> By: Naomi Bloom http://womenofhr.com/weeds-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Naomi Bloom Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:18:33 +0000 http://womenofhr.com/?p=599#comment-141 Ann, We haven't met, but I sure home we do. I've been balancing so many things for so very long, and it's still trial and error. And it doesn't get easier as age imposes its own set of weeds and clutter. But I absolutely am happiest when I let go, although it's very difficult to do. I'm reading this at a fabulous country inn in the Dordogne region of France, gazing out the French doors of the bar (where they have the only wifi hotspot) across the veranda and to the grazing shetland ponies across the way -- and the mess, weeds, etc. of life aren't in my line of sight. Naomi Ann, We haven’t met, but I sure home we do. I’ve been balancing so many things for so very long, and it’s still trial and error. And it doesn’t get easier as age imposes its own set of weeds and clutter. But I absolutely am happiest when I let go, although it’s very difficult to do. I’m reading this at a fabulous country inn in the Dordogne region of France, gazing out the French doors of the bar (where they have the only wifi hotspot) across the veranda and to the grazing shetland ponies across the way — and the mess, weeds, etc. of life aren’t in my line of sight. Naomi

]]> By: Ann Farrell http://womenofhr.com/weeds-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Ann Farrell Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:07:41 +0000 http://womenofhr.com/?p=599#comment-140 Jennifer, Thank you! Maybe its the idiosyncrasies and the messes that provide the texture and the fun to our lives as well! Just smooth, straight sailing might get pretty boring after a while! As my son is now enterring high school, we only have a few more years to enjoy his messes on a daily basis so I intend to fully enjoy them while they, and he, is here! Warmly, Ann Jennifer,

Thank you! Maybe its the idiosyncrasies and the messes that provide the texture and the fun to our lives as well! Just smooth, straight sailing might get pretty boring after a while! As my son is now enterring high school, we only have a few more years to enjoy his messes on a daily basis so I intend to fully enjoy them while they, and he, is here!

Warmly,
Ann

]]> By: Jennifer Payne http://womenofhr.com/weeds-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Jennifer Payne Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:54:58 +0000 http://womenofhr.com/?p=599#comment-137 I love the idea of being able to define for yourself what "perfection" is....and in the process learning to not only accept but to embrace and enjoy all of the little idiosyncrasies of life. So true that the messes sometimes make for the best times! Thanks so much for sharing! Jennifer I love the idea of being able to define for yourself what “perfection” is….and in the process learning to not only accept but to embrace and enjoy all of the little idiosyncrasies of life. So true that the messes sometimes make for the best times! Thanks so much for sharing!

Jennifer

]]> By: Ann Farrell http://womenofhr.com/weeds-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Ann Farrell Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:47:56 +0000 http://womenofhr.com/?p=599#comment-136 Jennifer, Thank you for such a clear and powerful distiinction! Warmly, Ann Jennifer,

Thank you for such a clear and powerful distiinction!

Warmly,
Ann

]]> By: Jennifer V. Miller http://womenofhr.com/weeds-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Jennifer V. Miller Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:43:10 +0000 http://womenofhr.com/?p=599#comment-135 Ann, I recall a time when I was consulting with a senior leadership team of a manufacturing facilitity. We were discussing team dynamics and "perfection". I distinctly remember the General Manager exclaiming, "Jennifer, you just don't understand! It's in our culture to work towards perfection. We're at nearly zero PPMs right now". That led to a wonderful discussion about how to strive for perfection in process, but allow forgiveness with our fellow humans. Ann,

I recall a time when I was consulting with a senior leadership team of a manufacturing facilitity. We were discussing team dynamics and “perfection”. I distinctly remember the General Manager exclaiming, “Jennifer, you just don’t understand! It’s in our culture to work towards perfection. We’re at nearly zero PPMs right now”. That led to a wonderful discussion about how to strive for perfection in process, but allow forgiveness with our fellow humans.

]]> By: Ann Farrell http://womenofhr.com/weeds-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Ann Farrell Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:13:29 +0000 http://womenofhr.com/?p=599#comment-134 Catherine, Thank you for the gift of your wonderful added perspective! I especially appreciated your comment to me "At this point in my life I like to think of weeds as flowers with great survival skills!" Truth is, I cannot really tell the difference either! Warmly Ann Catherine,

Thank you for the gift of your wonderful added perspective! I especially appreciated your comment to me “At this point in my life I like to think of weeds as flowers with great survival skills!”

Truth is, I cannot really tell the difference either!

Warmly
Ann

]]> By: Catherine Goodwin http://womenofhr.com/weeds-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Catherine Goodwin Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:38:21 +0000 http://womenofhr.com/?p=599#comment-133 Thanks Ann! Great reminder to "stop and smell the flowers" even if the flower is technically a "weed" . Besides who gets to decide what is a weed or flower ...isn't that also a "made up story"? I have seen some pretty beautiful weeds in my life. Here is a real story that demonstrates just how much we buy into perceptions or "what should bes". I asked my daughter when she was nine or so if she would help me pull the weeds. She had to keep asking me which was a weed and which was a flower... she thought they allwere beautiful ! Thanks Ann! Great reminder to “stop and smell the flowers” even if the flower is technically a “weed” . Besides who gets to decide what is a weed or flower …isn’t that also a “made up story”? I have seen some pretty beautiful weeds in my life. Here is a real story that demonstrates just how much we buy into perceptions or “what should bes”. I asked my daughter when she was nine or so if she would help me pull the weeds. She had to keep asking me which was a weed and which was a flower… she thought they allwere beautiful !

]]> By: Ann Farrell http://womenofhr.com/weeds-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Ann Farrell Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:06:54 +0000 http://womenofhr.com/?p=599#comment-132 Carol, What a wonderful gift you are able to give to your daughter! Not only are you giving her the gift of carefree summers, but also the model of integrating your work and your life while prioritizing what will be remembered over what will quickly be forgotten! Thanks for the reminder to make a kitchen mess with my son! Carol,

What a wonderful gift you are able to give to your daughter! Not only are you giving her the gift of carefree summers, but also the model of integrating your work and your life while prioritizing what will be remembered over what will quickly be forgotten!

Thanks for the reminder to make a kitchen mess with my son!

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