At Philmont Scout Ranch, it's a tradition for the crew, after a long day on the trail, to sit down and reflect on the day's activities. What they do is they label a rose, which was a good happening in the day, a thorn, which is basically a problem or sour note, and a bud, which is something they look forward to. They also try to balance it out as best they can; if they say a rose, they must have a thorn, and vice versa, and this applies to as many thorns or roses they have.

I'd like to apply that to me, here. So many times people say I'm awesome or amazing or something like that, and that just makes me proud and gloat later on down the road. What I'd like to do here is have y'all come up and tell me a rose, a thorn, and a bud if possible, about me.

Rose: Please try to be specific. Just saying I'm awesome or something like that isn't any help. Tell me an aspect that makes me awesome, please, or just tell me something I do right, or something you like about me or just something good about me.

Thorn: Something negative. not necessarily bad, just negative or otherwise malignant. Could be a bad habit or quality I have, or a moral you believe I need some work on. Overall, this is a very important part, as I will likely work on what is brought up as a thorn.

Bud: What is something I am/have been doing right and something you look forward for me to improve? Or something about me you look forward to, like meeting me or a project I'm doing you are excited about.

Thanks for reading and an extra thanks if you make a comment, which I would really appreciate.

~EW~