Intentions -

March 2005: Intended to start that garden Clara always wanted. (Bought the seeds. They’re still in the shed.)

: Intentions are the bridge between thought and reality, but many people never cross it. INTENTIONS

He walked toward the center of the overgrown garden where a massive, rusted sundial sat swallowed by ivy. This was where he had met Clara fifty years ago. Back then, they were young and full of plans. Arthur had intended to build them a house on the hill. He had intended to take her to the coast every summer. He had intended to be the kind of man who never let a day pass without telling her she was his North Star. March 2005: Intended to start that garden Clara

It was the kindest thing anyone had ever said to him, and the most painful. He realized then that he had lived a life of "good intentions," which—as the old saying goes—paves a very specific, downward road. He walked toward the center of the overgrown