No one plants weeds.
No one waters them.
No one fertilizes them.
Yet they grow everywhere.
In gardens
through sidewalk cracks
between your efforts.
Weeds are nature’s default, and left unattended, they dominate.
Your life works the same way:
- Negative thought patterns spread without intention
- Relationships deteriorate without maintenance
- Finances drain through unconsidered spending
- Health erodes through passive choices
It doesn’t happen overnight , it takes time. Sometimes weeks, sometimes years.
But time exposes us all – for better or for worse.
Systems naturally decline without deliberate intervention.
The difference between a garden and an abandoned lot isn’t the soil.
It’s the gardener.
While your intentional seeds require constant attention, weeds need nothing from you.
They’ll happily take over while you’re “taking a break” or “being kind to yourself.”
It’s not about perfectionism. It’s about recognition.
What weeds are currently growing in your:
- Mental landscape?
- Key relationships?
- Financial systems?
- Health practices?
Identify one weed today. Not to beat yourself up, but to see clearly.
Then decide: Does it need pulling, or has it grown so large you need to work around it for now so you can get to the root?
The master gardener isn’t the one with no weeds.
It’s the one who knows which weeds they’re allowing, and why.
Joe DiAndrea 