Today, I am thankful for the weeds and the dirt.

“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”

A dear friend in college told me that, scientifically, dirt is just misplaced soil.  Both of these tidbits of wisdom seem to deal with perspective.  The past few months I have been fortunate to be surrounded by friends and family who appreciate my perspective, yet provide me with countless, precious, opportunities to get to know the weeds.