2023-04-13

International Plant Appreciation Day 2023

    young cannabis indicus plant
I used to be concerned with horticulture. I sought to grow plants from my mid 20s through about 40. It was late in that time when I felt the pressures of pre-employment drug testing hit the scene and changed my focus. They were overly controlling and therefore I decided to give up the practice recreational drugs.

This time in my life was over 33 years ago.

Today is International Plant Appreciation Day.

Each April 13 — the day before my birthday — horticulturists seek to express their appreciation green plants. Were I still a horticulturist, I might attempt to grow house plants, garden plants, ornamentals in my yard and so forth.

However, since I gave up altered consciousness I am pretty much left to admire the skills of others as I wistfully remember that which was but will never be again. There are times when social conventions will get the better of you. Pre-employment drug testing took me there.

I simply could not allow recreational drug use to adversely affect my career. It was the totality of my focus during that timeframe. I lived to work ... and it has paid off in my retirement.

Happy International Plant Appreciation Day.