Garden Centers
Me: “WordPress and I have continuing disagreements about
the sizes and positions of graphics.
I am comfortable with imperfection.”
Lilacs
April 27, 2023
A man was wheeling multiple plants out to his truck.
Me: “What kind of plants are those?”
Man: “All lilacs, white and purple.”
Me: “I have burgundy lilacs.”
A pleasant conversation with laughter and smiles.
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Seeing Equality
May 5, 2023
I arrived at the garden center shortly after it opened for the day to buy big bags of soil. I made eye contact with both of the cashiers while saying I needed help getting the bags to my car. The cashier with Asian features helped me.
We had a conversation about the wide variety of people who come into the garden center sharing an interest in growing things. We agreed it would be beneficial to acknowledge that differences don’t matter when interests is shared.
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Loving Husband
May 15, 2024
In the outside area, I saw a woman pushing a cart with several flower pots for hanging.
Me: “Those will be beautiful.”
Woman: “My husband and I were driving past a business when we saw a wooden stand with several arms for hanging flower pots. I admired the plant stand. A few days later, we went for a close up look at the wooden stand. My husband took measurements. Two days later, I had the same plant stand. These are the same flowers that were on that stand.”
Me: “Your husband loves you!”
Woman: “Yes, he does.”
DISC Behavior Style Clue
Husband putting time and effort into pleasing his wife
Steadiness
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Cart Accident Benefit
May 15, 2024
Standing in line at the same outside area, the woman behind me grazed my leg with her cart.
Cart Driver: “I’m sorry! I thought I missed your leg.”
Me: “It wasn’t bad hit. Those are pretty flowers.”
Cart Driver, picking up one pot with a white flower: “This is a double impatiens that looks like a rose. I’m happy I found it. They’re hard to find.”
The plant was beautiful.
Me: “I’m glad you bumped into me, because now I know to look for double impatiens!”
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Updated October 13, 2025.