Plant, nurture and grow.

 


DO you appreciate life as an ever-changing adventure, or are you stagnant, living in the past?

RECENTLY I have been planting vegetable seeds, nurturing them, watering, planting out into a bigger space and watching them turn into something magical. But what if it was a flower? That would be even more meaningful to watch? The flower springing into full bloom, looking beautiful, but eventually withering away. leaving more space for new flowers to grow.

LIFE is a bit like that, we are born, we learn and grow, and eventually we fade away leaving room for new talent in the world (hopefully, but it's not looking likely!)

I challenge you to plant, nurture and grow a flower seed, even a sunflower, watch it's progress, it changes daily, it doesn't worry about the past, it's focus is purely on growth and the future, it never stays the same is constantly changing for the better, we need to learn from this in our behaviour, how we react to others, how we can change for the better in our lives.

NATURE changes every day, the grass changes colour according to the weather and seasons, leaves grow, fall and die, the tides change, animals give birth, crops live for a season and are replaced with another. So why can't we adapt to change so easily? We live amongst nature, after all. We should be living in the moment, striving for daily growth, not worrying about what happened yesterday but planning for later, tomorrow, next week, next year, we need to be more focused and positive about ourselves and others around us, encourage growth in our family and friends too, they shouldn't be left behind when we are moving on. It's a team effort.

WE worry too much. We focus on the bad thing that happened yesterday, but why? It was yesterday, it no longer counts, tomorrow there will be a whole new day, a whole new you to live and do. Forget yesterday, it was a lesson, it was lived, move on.

EASY for me to write eh? I am as guilty as anyone for dwelling too much in the past, but I am learning to grow, to be more positive, to change my patterns of thinking for the better, and it is working, I am getting more done, being more happy with life, it brings joy living in the moment, it brings excitement looking to the future, making plans, adventure. Don't sit still and let life pass you by, get out, making memories is acceptable, that kind of past we like, but don't dwell on mistakes, learn and move on, and own your mistakes too, admit when you are wrong, there is no need to lie because tomorrow is a new day, a new you.

TODAY is the most important day of your life. Make the most of it.

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