Do you envy your neighbor’s lawn?
I have a confession.
As soon as summer starts, I look at the beautiful gardens in my neighborhood and am frankly quite envious of the thick, green, golf course-quality grass and the neatly laid out, lush flower beds that surround our somewhat neglected backyard.
I begin to believe that the grass is, indeed, "greener on the other side of the fence".
It seems so unfair. I, too, want green grass and a beautiful garden.
And then I notice that while I am lazing around in the spring, sipping tea and gazing longingly at their gardens and wishing I had the same . . . the neighbors are out whatever the weather. They are tending to their garden, watering the lawn and weeding and feeding the flower beds.
I realize that it is not unfair after all. Nature, it seems, rewards effort. The grass, it turns out, is greener where it is watered and cared for.
So instead of wasting time and energy on envying the neighbors this summer, I plan to start watering the grass on our side of the fence and work hard in the spring to enjoy the summer bounty.
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