"Green Machine"

Courtesy of John Deere Site
AMT 600

Have you ever found yourself having the darndest time getting a task accomplished, almost as if you were taking one step forward and two backward?  Lately, I have been doing outdoor work in the yard and one thing after another has gone haywire. Our "green machine" that we use to haul yard stuff is the perfect implement to use; we have had it for over twenty-five years. 

Yesterday, I was hauling leaves and when I took it into the woods it died!  Nothing I did to get it started worked...yes, it was out of gas but now figure there's dirt in the line! I still had several piles of leaves to haul and I was completely stymied!  Frustration set in; my little pea-brain just saw no options at that moment. 

So, when I am "stuck" I usually take a break and that's just what I did!  Then I called my baby sister!  Of all things, she mentioned getting a tarp to rake the leaves on then haul them into the woods.  Of all things, I wondered why I didn't think of this because my friend and I just used a tarp last week when she was here!  It was easy, simple and no big deal. 

By ourselves we sometimes are very limited in our knowledge of resources around us. Plus, frustration blocks us and makes seeing a broader picture so difficult.  It is so hard to out-rightly ask for help but there is such a gift in asking because answers usually come and they often are not that complex.

Yes, the "green machine" now has gas but it still won't start.  However, leaves are gone, grass is cut and there's no rush today.  The next dilemma will be to push the machine out of the garage and get it up on the trailer in order to take it to a shop to have it checked over.  But that's not for today...I'll check around...I know when I go out of myself, there may be other resources nearby that I don't know about today!  

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