Hi! I’m Ashley Mays. The following post first appeared in my monthly newsletter, Inbox Confetti. It’s a celebration of strength, dignity, and laughter for your inbox. Subscribe to join the celebration!
We had a neighbor with a bald patch in his lawn. He bought a ton of quick-growing grass seed and dumped it over the patch. Then it rained. His grass seed washed away into our yard.
It wouldn’t have mattered if he had used seed to match the existing grass. But the new grass he had chosen was invasive. Though it grew fast, it choked out our healthy grass and died when it got warm outside. This created many bald patches in our lawn. Our neighbor chose a quick fix for his issue, but that quick fix became our years-long problem.
Sometimes the decisions we make have long-lasting consequences. Often those consequences impact us and those who are close to us. While it’s not healthy for us to own another person’s feelings or take responsibility for another’s actions, it is important that we consider how the things we do and say affect others and the world we live in.
Love always.
Author Ashley Mays writes contemporary fiction for fierce young women of faith. Her mom was a librarian, so she literally grew up surrounded by books and creativity. Want to know more? Sign up to receive Inbox Confetti, follow her on Instagram, or send her a note if you have something to share.