As such it was meant to be a one-off event, but when the Pastor commented on how it added to the ambience of the place I found myself taking plants up there every week. After a while with a limited potential market and limited range, I had soon given away all that I was likely to without a new influx of congregants. This happened a little while back with a joint service with another small church.
With the expected influx of newcomers I took up around 20 pots of various size and varieties. After the service when I offered them to whoever wanted them, I had soon allocated all but 3 of them. Later, after morning tea when one of our regulars was leaving I lamented that I still had 3 left. As many had only put their plants behind there cars and not in them because it was a hot day, he suggested that I take the leftovers and place them with the others behind the cars.
Later talking with another regular, he suggested the same thing. A bit later I was surprised to see him actually doing that. Later, when all the visitors had gone, so had all the plants.
This week I took a couple more up (Not many spare ones left now,) afterwards I asked the second one, whose car he was going to put this lot behind. He laughed and the first person overheard this conversation and added, “I thought of it first, but I didn’t carry it through.”
Now although I was happy to get rid of the plants the week before, I really wasn’t happy about how it was done, but today I couldn’t help but reflect on the statement, “I thought of it first, but I didn’t carry it through.”
I don’t know about you but I guess there are dozens, if not hundreds, of times where I have thought of something first, but didn’t carry it through. There is an old saying that says the road to hell is paved with good intentions. What are some of your good intentions that you have not carried through? Is it too late to still carry them through now? If not, what is stopping you now? The ball is in your court: Walter
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