C. Snyder Counseling & Wellness, LLC

C. Snyder Counseling & Wellness, LLC Your Mind, Body, & Spirit, Connection. These services are provided in a safe and caring environment.

Everyone goes through stressful situations in life,and while that's true there's nothing wrong with seeking out extra help when you need it. Through a mix of therapeutic techniques I can provide support, education on the symptoms you may be experiencing, increased coping strategies, and improved communication skills, to help reduce your symptoms and get your life back in balance. I specialize in t

rauma including combat traumas, depression, anxiety, relationship troubles, unresolved childhood issues, grief, and stress management. After meeting with you, I will design an individualized plan of treatment using multiple techniques that will best suit your needs and goals. Specialties: Anxiety or Fears, Mood Disorders, Trauma and PTSD

Issues: Attention Deficit (ADHD), Chronic Pain or Illness, Coping Skills, Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Life Coaching, Loss or Grief, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Spirituality, Weight Loss, Elderly Persons Disorders, Bisexual Issues, Gay Issues, Le***an Issues, and Tr*******al Issues.

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—œ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. โค๏ธThis morning was physical therapy, and at this point Jetty is such a re...
06/16/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—œ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. โค๏ธ

This morning was physical therapy, and at this point Jetty is such a regular that all the therapists know him. I honestly think some of them would be disappointed if he didnโ€™t show up. ๐Ÿคฃ

While Iโ€™m working on the machines, he quietly hangs out beside me. When Iโ€™m on the table, he settles nearby. When itโ€™s time for side steps, he walks right along with me. Step. Stop. Step. Stop. Not exactly exciting from a dogโ€™s perspective, yet somehow he accepts it as part of his weekly routine.

Last week I was doing step-ups on a single step, and the look on his face was priceless. You could almost see the wheels turning.

Are we going upstairs?

Step.

No?

Step.

Then are we going downstairs?

Step.

Mom, pick a direction. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Honestly, physical therapy must seem completely ridiculous from a dogโ€™s point of view. Sideways. Stop. Forward. Stop. Up. Down. Up. Down. Yet somehow he just rolls with it.

My favorite part is hearing comments from across the room.

โ€œMy dog would be all over the place!โ€

And honestly, theyโ€™re probably right. Most dogs would be. Meanwhile, Jetty acts like physical therapy is just another appointment on his calendar.

Whatโ€™s funny is that service dog class the night before reminded me heโ€™s still very much a teenager. We continue to have ongoing negotiations regarding the meaning of the word โ€œdown.โ€ A few months ago it was one of his strongest behaviors. Lately he looks at me like he understands exactly what Iโ€™m asking and would simply prefer not to participate. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Itโ€™s funny how easy it is to focus on the one thing that isnโ€™t working.

Last night I was thinking about the behavior heโ€™s struggling with.

This morning I was reminded of everything heโ€™s already learned. โค๏ธ

Anybody else ever have one of those moments where you suddenly realize how much progress has happened while youโ€™ve been busy focusing on what still needs improvement?

๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฑ. ๐Ÿ˜‚After making a little progress on future Villa Figtastica this weekend, Iโ€™m moving a little slower ...
06/15/2026

๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฑ. ๐Ÿ˜‚

After making a little progress on future Villa Figtastica this weekend, Iโ€™m moving a little slower today and sitting here looking at my calendar realizing I have clients to see, service dog class tonight, and a quarterly tax payment due.

Now before anybody jumps in and explains estimated taxes to me, I understand how they work. I own two businesses. I save for them all year. I plan for them. I know theyโ€™re coming.

What I donโ€™t understand is how somebody looked at the payment schedule and decided to call them quarterly taxes.

Maybe itโ€™s just me, but if I made a payment in April and Iโ€™m making another one in June, that doesnโ€™t feel like a quarter. It feels more like I just got over writing the first check and now weโ€™re doing it all over again. ๐Ÿคฃ

The really annoying part is that I donโ€™t even mind paying them. It means business is happening, which is a good thing. What gets me is that every single year I have the exact same reaction when June rolls around.

I look at the calendar and think, โ€œWait a minuteโ€ฆ didnโ€™t I just do this?โ€

Apparently the answer is yes.

Yes, I did.

And now Iโ€™m going to do it again because thatโ€™s what responsible adults do.

I swear half of adulthood is just moving money from one place to another and filling out forms nobody actually wants to fill out. ๐Ÿ˜‚

So tell meโ€ฆ

Whatโ€™s one part of adulthood that still annoys you no matter how many times youโ€™ve done it?

๐—œ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‚The weather forecast and I have been having a disagreement all w...
06/12/2026

๐—œ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‚

The weather forecast and I have been having a disagreement all week.

For the last few days, theyโ€™ve been predicting heavy thunderstorms. Being the responsible plant mom that I am, I didnโ€™t want to overwater everything if Mother Nature was about to handle the job for me.

So instead of giving my plants their usual good soaking, Iโ€™ve been giving them a little drink and reassuring them that rain is on the way.

Apparently I shouldnโ€™t have made promises I couldnโ€™t keep.

Iโ€™ve even been watching the radar. Not casually either. Full-on weather stalker mode. A giant blob of red and yellow starts heading my way and I think, โ€œPerfect. The plants are covered.โ€

Then somehow it gets close to my house and justโ€ฆ disappears.

Not moves around me.

Not weakens.

Vanishes.

So every morning I walk outside, find dry soil, apologize to my plants for believing the forecast, and give them another little drink.

At this point Iโ€™ve started questioning all of my life choices. I already have Saint Francis in the garden keeping an eye on the animals, but now Iโ€™m wonderingโ€ฆ

Is there a patron saint of rain?

Because whoever it is, I may need to add them to the team. ๐Ÿ˜‚

The best part?

Todayโ€™s forecast is once again calling for thunderstorms.

My plants donโ€™t believe it.

Honestly, neither do I.

So now Iโ€™m curiousโ€ฆ am I the only one who watches the weather radar like itโ€™s a sporting event, or do other gardeners do this too? ๐ŸŒฟโ˜”๐Ÿ˜‚

Bonus points if you spotted Jetty supervising the fig tree in the background. Apparently he doesnโ€™t trust the forecast either. ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜‚

๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸŒฟFor almost three years, my focus has bee...
06/11/2026

๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸŒฟ

For almost three years, my focus has been on recovering from my accident. Between the pain, surgeries, physical therapy, doctor appointments, and trying to get my life back, some things simply didnโ€™t get done.

Apparently the poison ivy noticed.

You know how teenagers sometimes behave when their parents go away for the weekend? I think thatโ€™s basically what happened in part of my waterfall garden. While I was busy trying to heal, the poison ivy was throwing a house party.

What started as a small patch has spent the last three years expanding its territory, wrapping itself around shrubs, and becoming extremely attached to plants that never asked for a hug. ๐Ÿ˜†

Now that Iโ€™m finally starting to get enough of myself back to tackle some of these projects again, Iโ€™ve been looking at that section of the garden thinking the same thing every time I walk past it:

โ€œI really need to deal with that.โ€

The problem is that after three years, the project feels a whole lot bigger than it used to.

Thatโ€™s when I came up with a plan. I ordered plants.

Not because I needed more plants. Letโ€™s be honest, gardeners rarely need a reason for that. ๐Ÿ˜‚ I ordered them because I know myself. The poison ivy wasnโ€™t motivating me, but new plants would.

The plants donโ€™t arrive until next weekend, but weekends are really the only time I have to tackle projects like this. If I wait, Iโ€™ll end up standing there with a bunch of new plants sitting in their little pots while Iโ€™m wrestling poison ivy and trying to clear space for them.

And somehow that sounds worse than dealing with the poison ivy now.

Suddenly Iโ€™m not pulling poison ivy because I should. Iโ€™m pulling poison ivy because Iโ€™m excited about whatโ€™s going in its place.

So this weekend, the house party is over. The squatters are getting evicted.

Wish me luck. If you see me scratching next week, youโ€™ll know who won. ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ˜‚

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€โ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜‚โ€œI know what I need to do. Why canโ€™t I just do it?โ€Honestly, if knowing ...
06/10/2026

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€โ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜‚

โ€œI know what I need to do. Why canโ€™t I just do it?โ€

Honestly, if knowing what to do was enough, weโ€™d all be drinking more water, getting enough sleep, exercising regularly, setting healthy boundaries, and folding the laundry before it became part of the furniture. ๐Ÿ˜†

But life isnโ€™t always that simple.

Sometimes we know exactly what we need to do and still feel stuck.

And being stuck doesnโ€™t automatically mean youโ€™re lazy, unmotivated, or doing something wrong.

Sometimes thereโ€™s just more going on beneath the surface than we realize.

So if youโ€™ve ever caught yourself saying, โ€œI know what I need to do. Why canโ€™t I just do it?โ€โ€ฆ

Trust me.

Youโ€™re in very good company. โค๏ธ

Whatโ€™s something youโ€™ve been putting off?

For me, itโ€™s pulling the poison ivy out of my garden. ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ˜†

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸพService dog class was last night, and several of Jettyโ€™s puppy...
06/09/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿพ

Service dog class was last night, and several of Jettyโ€™s puppy friends were thereโ€ฆ including three of his sisters.

For a young dog, thatโ€™s a lot of excitement.

The good news? Heโ€™s getting much better at understanding that seeing family and friends doesnโ€™t automatically mean itโ€™s playtime.

The challenging part? Family and friends are still pretty exciting. ๐Ÿ˜†

His off-leash heel looked good. His focus was good. His distant down is still a work in progress, but thatโ€™s why we practice.

What made me smile was watching him start to figure out the difference between work mode and play mode.

A few months ago, those lines were a lot blurrier.

Now I can actually see him thinking about it. He notices his sisters. He notices his friends. He wants to say hello. Then more often than not, he remembers he has a job to do first.

Thatโ€™s a pretty big lesson for a puppy whoโ€™s not quite six months old.

By the end of class, we were both tired, and on the ride home he decided being close to Mom was exactly where he wanted to be. โค๏ธ

Not perfect.

Just progress.

And honestly, progress is usually enough.

Whatโ€™s something youโ€™ve gotten better at recently that used to be a challenge?

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ˜‚Last year I bought my first fig tree.Tha...
06/08/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ˜‚

Last year I bought my first fig tree.

Thatโ€™s it. Just one.

A simple little experiment to see if I could grow figs in Pennsylvania.

Fast forward to today, and I have one fig tree in the ground, one in a pot, and two more on the way.

Somewhere along the line, checking on my fig trees became part of my daily routine. Apparently this is who I am now. ๐Ÿ˜†

The funny thing is, gardening keeps teaching me the same lesson.

Most growth happens long before thereโ€™s anything exciting to look at.

For weeks or months it can seem like nothing is happening. Then one day you notice a new leaf, a flower bud, or a plant that suddenly takes off.

Life works that way too.

A lot of healing, learning, and growth happens quietly before anyone can see the results.

Including us.

Maybe thatโ€™s one reason I enjoy gardening so much. Itโ€™s a daily reminder that just because you canโ€™t see progress yet doesnโ€™t mean something isnโ€™t happening beneath the surface.

Now if youโ€™ll excuse me, I apparently have fig trees to check on before I start my day. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Whatโ€™s something you never thought youโ€™d get excited about that now makes you ridiculously happy?

๐—œ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜. ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜‚One of Jettyโ€™s brothers stopped by the office with his dad yester...
06/05/2026

๐—œ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜. ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜‚

One of Jettyโ€™s brothers stopped by the office with his dad yesterday.

I knew they were coming, but before I realized theyโ€™d actually arrived, Jetty and Stella were already on alert.

Suddenly there was whining, excitement, tail wagging, and a whole lot of interest in the waiting room.

Sure enough, his brother had just walked through the front door.

It was like somebody sent out a group text:

โ€œHey Stella, my brotherโ€™s here!โ€

And judging by the excitement level, Stella was just as thrilled about the news as Jetty was. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Watching them greet each other was pretty sweet. No hesitation. No wondering who this dog was. Just immediate excitement.

While I worked with his dad, Jetty, Stella, and his brother spent the next hour playing together. Judging by the amount of running, wrestling, and general nonsense that took place, they were definitely making up for lost time. ๐Ÿ˜†

By the end of the visit everyone seemed happy, tired, and thoroughly caught up on whatever important sibling business had been discussed.

Iโ€™m not sure exactly what dogs know, but Iโ€™m convinced itโ€™s more than we give them credit for.

Dog peopleโ€ฆ do you think dogs recognize their siblings years later, or am I just watching too much puppy drama? ๐Ÿ˜‚

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ˜†To be fair, this was my first fig tree. I bought her la...
06/04/2026

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ˜†

To be fair, this was my first fig tree. I bought her late last season, planted her in the ground, and if Iโ€™m being honest, I probably didnโ€™t do the worldโ€™s greatest job getting her ready for winter.

Spring came, and there wasnโ€™t much happening. No leaves. No growth. No encouraging signs. Just a stick in the ground looking suspiciously like she had given up on lifeโ€ฆ and maybe on me too.

I found myself beating myself up a little. Maybe I should have protected her better. Maybe I should have done more. Maybe I had managed to kill my very first fig tree.

My husband had pretty much written her off.

I hadnโ€™t.

So I pulled some weeds, added some mulch, watered her, and yesโ€ฆ I may have talked to her a few times. Donโ€™t judge me. Iโ€™m pretty sure every gardener eventually starts having conversations with their plants. ๐Ÿ˜†

Then one day I noticed a tiny leaf.

Then another.

Then another.

Now every time I walk by, Iโ€™m checking to see what sheโ€™s doing next. Cheering her on ๐ŸŽ‰

Itโ€™s funny how much grace I gave her.

I could see sheโ€™d been through a rough winter. I understood she might need some time. I wasnโ€™t standing over her demanding proof that she was growing fast enough.

Yet I was having a much harder time extending that same grace to myself.

After all these years working with people, Iโ€™ve noticed we do that a lot. We can be patient with growth when we see it in a garden. We can be patient when itโ€™s happening in someone we love. When itโ€™s our own growth, we often expect immediate results.

Sometimes weโ€™re hardest on ourselves during the exact season when something new is trying to emerge.

Looking at her now, itโ€™s hard to believe I was so convinced I had failed her.

Fortunately, neither of us gave up.

Have you ever been ready to give up on something, only to discover later it was growing more than you realized?

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†? ๐Ÿ˜ŠNot your adult self.The one paying bills, answering emails...
06/03/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†? ๐Ÿ˜Š

Not your adult self.

The one paying bills, answering emails, making appointments, and wondering whatโ€™s for dinner.

Iโ€™m talking about the kid who sat in the grass looking for four-leaf clovers, dug in the dirt just to see what was there, rode bikes until the streetlights came on, and laughed so hard their stomach hurt.

Somewhere along the way, many of us got the message that being responsible meant being serious.

But Iโ€™m not convinced that was ever the assignment.

The happiest people I know arenโ€™t happy because life is perfect. Theyโ€™re happy because they still know how to be curious. They still know how to laugh. They still know how to find joy in small things.

Maybe growing up isnโ€™t about leaving your inner child behind.

Maybe itโ€™s about remembering to bring them along.

So tell meโ€ฆ what did you love doing as a kid that you wish you did more often now?

Mine would probably be playing in the dirt, looking for interesting rocks, and spending the day outside with the dogs. ๐Ÿ˜Š

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