​Some start the new year with resolutions to change an aspect of their life, or start an activity which will yield improvement. Some turn the calendar with the intent to renew, like green shoots ready to show the world their colour and energy. And some wake on January 1st like it was any other morning - just another day!     

I would classify my attitude as a little bit of all three, with a bias to the green shoots which have always driven me with their sign of health and life. I've learned over the years that a positive mindset and a giving hand will yield better crops. Although I must admit that the battle to retain that positivity and the fight for good is not always a walk in the garden. The forces of hate, anger, selfishness, and individualism are very real in our era and seem to be growing. But wait, some of these forces were around decades ago, even in centuries before industrialization and modern technology. So why did we not fail and spin into a world of darkness?  
Simply put, love and the human spirit to find a better way prevailed. 

Tend your garden, open it up for others to enjoy, diminish the weeds, and have a happy and prosperous new year!