Be Like a Plant: It’s Okay to Wither for a While

Thoughts on suffering and life’s meaning.

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The sunflowers are dying.

My squash plants have powdery mildew, and their leaves have turned brown. The tomato plants are dying, too. The flowers in my organic garden are at the end of their life span here in the Rockies where I live.