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I love this metaphor, Wendy! I had a similar experience with a kiwi plant that I was trying to train on a trellis and then I gave up and let it go where it wanted to. Interestingly, it grew much faster when I left it alone to do so instinctively! Much like my children on their learning path.

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Thanks, Ellen. Control is sometimes just an illusion, isn't it!

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What a great analogy. I think it applies to ourselves too. I'm particularly drawn to what you wrote about cutting back new growth to let older plants focus their energy on ripening the fruits they're nearly finishing growing. Thank you Wendy.

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Thanks, Laura. I am working on a series of articles about the analogies to be drawn from gardening. One includes ageing.

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