I am so grateful that this journal was chosen to be 2020's first grow journal of the month and as I reflect on what this means to me, I would like to say a few words.
First of all, this award means a whole lot more to me than any of the popularity
contests that are judged by the votes of the public, which oftentimes can be influenced so many outside factors outside of the member's control. An excellent picture can sometimes make the difference in winning one of the
contests, and getting into heated discussions on other threads can turn potential voters against one or another when it comes to popularity. This particular award is given by the staff, who has the diligence to pour through page after page of journal after journal... and I am sure it is very hard to decide who is doing the best job of meeting community standards with their journals every month and to be able to pick the best one. Oh to be a fly on the wall during those discussions... wouldn't that be interesting?
I have always considered this award to be the most prestigious of them all, and I am deeply honored to have one of my journals be considered to be one of the best of the best, but I would like to speak about karma, and what happens when you pay forward those things that you are able.
I realized some time ago that I had something to give the community, and I wrote my watering guide. I have always tried to be an online plant problem diagnostician, but only in recent years got good at it, but my point is that I have always tried to give back in one form or another. This community helped me to be able to profoundly change the life of my aunt who suffered with a particularly debilitating and deforming form of MS. We healed her... put that dreaded disease into remission, and there it has stayed all of these years! I had no choice but to try as hard as I could to pay this unpayable debt forward.
A funny thing happened when I started my
mission of sponsoring local grow ops by acting as an advisor to locals and online friends having troubles in their medical gardens and when I started journaling my learning process. Karma pays back those who pay it forward with no expectation of reward, and for me this has happened over and over and over again. I have been so blessed by this cannabis community and gifted with so many seeds and grow equipment over the years, it is simply stunning to think about it. Now, winning this award I am receiving a light of such stature that I am going to have to get a new house to put it in! I am simply blown away by the response of the universe ( you all ) to what I am doing here.
So get out there and give the community something special that you are doing, or explain something you have figured out. Take some nice pictures and try as hard as you can to help those who come to you with questions. Make yourself vulnerable and put your theories out there for all to see, and then journal what you are doing to prove or disprove what you postulated. Give of yourself, and the community gives back. The love you get is equal to the love you give. My love goes out to every one of you who have made this journey possible, and especially to those who have challenged me to develop and explain my ideas more fully as we moved forward through the years. I could not do what I do nor would I be where I am today, without all of you. Thank you!
Yes my first two grows I was “sampling” every jar.
