Of friendship and herbs

I was tending my "herb garden" the other day and it occurred to me that they were a lot like my friendships.




Basil is the wonder herb. You ignore it, it gets a little droopy but when you take care of it, it flourishes. These are the best friends - if you fall out of contact your relationship may suffer short term, but with a little attention it flourishes again quickly.




I thought my rosemary was dead - it wouldn't grow. Then I left it alone and it sprouted beautifully. You can't rush some. Friendships.




My parsley is a little scraggly, but it's hanging in there. Old friend.




And no matter how much I love cilantro, it's never coming back. This is a friend that you should just let go.
And now I'm off to cultivate some of my friendships! I hope my herbs get watered while I'm gone ...
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