DOGNICITY: The Benefits of Weeding

Over the last few years when my foster mom Jet was trying to rebuild her company, she had to find things to do that were low cost, physically fulfilling and good for her spirit. Now my first thought turned to cooking because I love food but Jet didn’t go for it. Instead, she started to garden. She says she has a green thumb but it looks perfectly normal to me so I’m not clear what she means.

In any case, her garden is quite beautiful. If you don’t believe me, I included some photos below. It’s small but special and soon the Crepe Myrtles will bloom and the tiny backyard will be living color lovely.

One day I sauntered outside to watch Jet in the garden. She was on her hands and knees picking stuff out of the ground. I asked her why she was pulling out her flowers but she corrected me and said she was only pulling weeds.

What’s wrong with weeds in the garden I asked?

Jet says that weeds are not attractive and they outgrow the flowers and strangle their roots of her pretty blooms. Get rid of them!

Toxic (word of the day) people that strangle your spirit should be weeded right out of your life too. Jet got rid of a very bad business ‘friend’ that was strangling the financial strength of her company. One of her colleagues left a job that made him feel stressed ALL the time. Now that her toxic pal and his bad job are weeded out of their lives, she’s happier and he smiles a lot more.

Which brings me to today’s lesson. Pulling weeds is important in the garden but I’d say it’s a good practice in all areas of a human’s life.

Okay, here’s the question of the day from Cash who asked: I am so confused. I thought a Panda was a bear. My neighbor (a weird cat named Denji) says that a Panda is a dog.

Dear Cash:

You’re both right. A Panda is a bear but now there are also Panda dogs. I provided a video of both critters below to help you and your cat friend know the difference.