It’s not about my plant. It’s about life itself. I’ve had this plant (Monstera Deliciosa aka CeCe), since March. It had 3 leaves for the longest.
One day (May), I noticed a new sprout (Yay. Great. Ok, now what?). I didn’t know how it happened, but I just want it to go ahead and finish unfold. Wow, so unappreciative of me right?
I didn’t appreciate it sprouting because Im looking for the full leaf to just appear. Weeks went by, and I did my part which was watering it, letting it see a little sun, and rotating it so that the sun can get all angles. And she didn’t even care about it that much.
-In life we tend to look for the final outcome (tunnel vision) and forget to cherish the small things on the way.
This plant took its own sweet time to grow and unfold. She didn’t seem to care much about water. But she appreciated it. She didn’t seem to care much for sun, but she appreciated it. She didn’t seem to care much for the rotations, but she appreciated being moved. She wanted milk, banana peels, my fingers stoking her leaves after work, sweet convos here and there, and just attention. - She still wasn’t growing fast enough for me. - I compared her to others (SMH).
For months, I was trying to figure out why everyone else’s Monstera was successfully growing and my girl wasn’t.
I almost gave up and I almost decided to just not bother with her. But I kept trying alternative methods to see what she liked.
So here we are in July, nearly August, and her leaf has fully open.
CeCe wanted the water, but she wanted to be misted daily. She wanted the sun, but she wanted the sun to hit her less often than her siblings. She still wanted the milk, the strokes, the sweet talks, and attention. I was just doing it wrong. And I was comparing her life to other Monstera lives. (BIG NO-NO!!)
I say all of this to say... don’t give up because the plans aren’t working for the first several tries. Don’t give up because it’s not working on your time or in your favor. Don’t give up because it’s working for everyone else except you. Keep your eyes on your own path, and make sure to try all possible ways before throwing in the towel. You will definitely miss out on the outcome you’ve been waiting for.
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