I hadn't been to my garden in about 2 to 3 weeks and was prepared for it all to be a death zone, but when I got there I found that my squash plants were huge, and had new ones growing. My tomatoes had finally started showing up. My cucumber had survived the transplant and neglect. And my rosemary was doing great. I'm not sure which analogy to run with in all of that.
One would be just learning to trust that life is possible without me. Ha. Maybe more possible even. It was great in terms of the continued analogy of it representing my long-distance relationships that I don't always get to. I've been continually seeing new fruit rise up in my friends and family around the world, that had nothing to do with me.
Another thing I could pull out of it, is that squash are very encouraging and I should plant more of them, just to give me something to smile about when other things are dying. You need to have at least some sort of "squash" to in your life that might not be your favorite food, but good none the less. That's so relevant to so many areas of my life, where I need to celebrate the life that is in front of me, and not always aim for the high risk, hard to maintain, dream plants.
Another would be that life has a way of surprising you. Especially in what survives, and what doesn't. It's so amazing to me that anything grows sometimes. Let alone the tomatoes and cucumbers that seem to have beat the odds in my garden. I've got so many amazing friendships and experiences in my life that I did not see coming, but now can't stop enjoying.
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