Grow Where Planted

Sometimes, while we are in the flow, we can’t see the forest for the trees.  We feel stuck, like we are not moving.  Folks, the seed feels the same way when planted.  It can’t move, its surrounded by dirt and its looking for nourishment.  It pays attention to the little things:  the water that filters through, the nutrients it can absorb from its surroundings.  Eventually its able to grow, break through its shell and climb out of. The dirt to the sunshine.  In life we go through a similar process.  Here are some tips to know when it’s time to grow where you are planted:
 

• Be still:  Take a step back.  Look around you and determine, am I trying to get to something that is not there (yet) because I am planted?  Take time to notice the people and circumstances that are in your favor.  Just because it doesn’t look like your vision doesn’t mean it’s not the right thing (you just can’t see it yet; you are in the “dirt”).
• Absorb:  You are being given a unique opportunity to grow in an environment that may be a little alien to you.  Take advantage of the wisdom of those ahead of you and beside you.  You are there for a reason and really in the flow if you see this as part of the movement forward.  Taking pause to gain nourishment through experiences helps you to build momentum for your breakthrough. 
• Let yourself grow:  We tend to plan, have a vision and goals but really what matters most is to have taken the opportunities given and grow into what we were meant to be, not what we planned to be.  When you allow yourself this grace, you can achieve so much more than you ever thought possible!  Knowing what you should be is a little boring- what happens once you have achieved it?  When you let yourself become, you are constantly excited to see what comes next and can notice and appreciate all the opportunities that come your way.

 
So- are you planted and didn’t notice?  Are you willing to let yourself become who you were meant to be?


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