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In the fall of the first year we owned our home, I planted more than 200 tulip bulbs. The following spring, my yard looked glorious! The blooms added grace and color to our property, making me smile every time I looked at them.
However, when they began to wilt on their stems, they looked unsightly. In my desperation to get rid of that messy look, I cut them all off at the soil line, leaves and all, and tossed them into the woods. I did leave the bulbs in the ground so they’d bloom the following year.
If I’d only known how detrimental my rash reaction was.
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Shifting My Perspective 
Your blog hit home within minutes of me getting off the phone with a very good, divorced friend who is trying to let her 19-year-old son learn to deal with the results of his actions. She believes she’s selfish and I told her the only way her son learns is through experience and not being “saved”by her. I’m going to send her this blog to show her that I didn’t tell her that because I love her. It’s because we become their crutch-and then what happens when we’re gone?
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Isn’t it funny how we find what we need exactly when we need it? Thank you for forwarding my blog post to your friend, Celeste. I never know who I’m writing these posts for until I get messages like yours. Thank you for supporting your friend when she needs it most. Blessings to you and her!
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