Patience and Persistence ARE Eventually Rewarded with Results
You know how sometimes it seems like you’re never going to get anywhere? You try and try, and work extremely hard, and….nothing?
(Or at least nothing like the results you would like to see?)
I was reminded this morning that patience and persistence ARE eventually rewarded.
I’ve had a pair of orchids for a few years now. Normally they look like a few thick, dark leaves flopped over the side of the pot, and that’s it.
But once a year, they look like this:
Seeing those amazing flowers once a year takes sunlight, water and orchid food every 7-10 days, re-potting after the dog’s tail sends them flying to the floor, trimming off dead roots and leaves, adding new grow mix occasionally, and voiced admiration and encouragement to grow. (Yes, I talk to my plants.)
Your ideas and goals will bloom too, with the same kind of care and encouragement.
I love any money analogy that has to do with agriculture! It reminds us that financial planning is a slow process, but beautiful things will come if we keep doing the right things over a long period of time. Great post.
Craig, thanks. I think it’s also a reminder that our finances take tender loving care.
Great post today!
Thanks, Lenci :)
Good point. I’m currently treating my dog for major allergies…it requires weekly baths, daily ear cleanings, twice a day face cleanings, Benadryl 3 times a day that my dog hates, and making sure he gets nothing (even accidental spills) other than his dog food. I’m hoping that all this amounts to a healthy dog in the next two months or I’m switching vets…
Oh, poor doggie. I hope it starts helping him soon. Our dog is such a dork that he actually likes taking his allergy pill. He has it confused with a treat or something.
Go dork dog! That would be heavenly…
When I am patiently waiting for some result for something that I’ve worked for for a long time, sometimes I find that simply forgetting about the goal for awhile helps.
“Putting your nose to the grindstone” and forgetting about your desired end result, wil sometimes make that journey less stressful and seem not so fruitless.
David, maybe I should give that a try.