Ted
Okay. So Chelsea’s playing pretty good, which ain’t a shock. We all seen the game film.
[chuckles]
They got more highlights than a Real Housewife. But hey, we only down two goals. You know, last time I checked, two ain’t three, and I see y’all trying out there. So if you ask me, y’all got nothing to be embarrassed about. Embarrassed. Look, I know us coaches up here can ask a lot of y’all at times. And some of those times, you don’t give us what we want. But I also know that there are times when you ask something of us, and we could do a lot better job communicating with you. So I’ma start. No, I’m not married. I was, you know, for a while. Shoot, I’ve known my ex-wife longer than some of y’all in this room have been alive.
[chuckles]
And her and I, we, uh, we co-parent our son Henry, who I know y’all have met a few times. And every other Sunday after I drop him off at his mom’s, I make the choice to eat alone. No, I’m not dating anyone. I think I’m ready to, though. I think. And no, I, uh, would not describe myself as lonely. [chuckles] Mostly because of you all, you know, and you guys. And a bunch of folks we get to work with around here. I’ll be honest with you. I was a little rattled when I saw that photo y’all took of me. Because if I didn’t know me, and I saw me, well, I’d think that me was the loneliest man I’d ever seen. You know?[chuckles]
Yeah. And I was embarrassed. Embarrassed. An emotion so useless, it should be embarrassed of itself.[chuckles]
And yet, it can trap any of us. Keep us small, scared, till we bust out of it, you know. It’s like that quote. What is it? Um… “When embarrassed to remain in a tight bud…”Alice
“A risk to remain tight in a bud.”
Ted
That’s it. Yeah, how-how does it go?
Alice
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
Ted
That’s the one. Thank you, Coach. “When the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” When the risk to feel embarrassed becomes more painful than the risk it takes to try. Well, I know which risk I’d rather take. I need to take. It’s the same one I want for y’all, you know, in here and out there.
This flowertography session took place in my yard on May 28. Featured in this collection are alliums, daisies, strawflowers, and portulaca.
The next flowertography session will also take place in my yard. It will actually be a continuation of the May 28 flowertography session.