How to Stay Planted

And some Garden Updates

Grow where you’re planted.

That saying has always seemed very idealistic to me because it’s an attitude I want so badly to have, and yet don’t. At least not naturally.

As an INTJ (Meyers-Briggs type), it’s in my nature to look toward the dark side, to find holes in a plan, and to point out all the reasons things won’t work.

As you might imagine, I’m very popular.

I’ve heard that INTJ personalities are often cast as the villain in films - the scoundrel at odds with the optimistic hero. The dark and menacing cloud.

That type-cast, while understandable, is a pretty cartoonish depiction when you stop to examine the INTJ’s motives and, dare I say, heart-space.

I tend to listen to others’ plans in a very pragmatic way with the goal of helping them foresee any pitfalls and avoid them. When I hear a red flag, I speak up. I do this because I want them to succeed.

I’m pretty good at finding holes, honestly, and my dark foreshadowing has probably saved us a lot of time and money here on the farm.…