Does anyone know what kind of flower this is? I saw it while I was in California this spring for a Gallup CliftonStrengths coaching course. I hadn’t seen one of these before, and it caught my attention as being peculiar and out-of-the-ordinary.
Trimming & Pruning
I had a mint plant in a pot on my back porch last summer. It smelled so nice and added a pretty bit of green between two chairs! But it had grown out, becoming stringy and deadish in places. So I trimmed it back to give it new energy to grow. 
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My Windows
Here’s a peek into my back yard. Without the sun penetrating them, my windows look clean, right?
Fear in the Night
Have you ever noticed that fear comes alive in the middle of the night? When I wake up at 2 a.m. my thoughts more easily spin out of control and my fears become bigger and more believable. It’s a struggle to get back to sleep.
Actively Waiting
The lights are red in every lane. No one is moving. There is no choice but to wait. We’d prefer to keep hitting green lights, to keep moving forward and get where we want to go.
But it’s not all about us. There are other people, in other lanes, getting their green lights while we sit at a red light. There is a practical plan with traffic lights; we understand the pattern that promises our lane will get a turn to go.
Live a Life of Love 