Hope your day is shaping up to be a rather nice one! It’s hotter than usual here in the mid part of the country, as we are going on our 11th day of over 100 degree temps. For some of you from the south, this is nothing new, for here it is…well…different. And we have had no rain, at least where I am, for weeks. Again, unusual. BUT, the interesting thing is that as I was watering my plants this morning, I noticed something encouraging…New growth on all of my pepper plants! Also, my tomato plants that I planted REALLY late are actually taking hold and growing nicely. If I can keep them alive in this heat, they will grow and produce in the fall…so, again, nice! My garden area does not get the proper sun, but I am thinking since the sun is so much hotter, that might not be such a bad thing!
Gardening, even in small ways, is such a learning opportunity! And, from today, the lesson for my journey is this, even in the face of adversity, we can grow. Even in the face of what appears to be a lull in our lives, we can still move forward. The only thing holding us back is ourselves. Truly, if the plants, in the face of such drought conditions, can continue to grow and even add new growth, then we, as brothers and sisters to the plants, can do this too! (All life is all related, you know!)
It’s easy for me to imagine that the plants don’t over think things like we do. It’s easy for me to see that, while things are rough for them now, they just say, “Yep it’s hot, but that won’t stop me from doing what I was put on this earth to do…grow!” And we can learn from that! Did we wake up this morning? Yep! SO, that gives us another day to work towards our goal…Yesterday is in the past. Keep the lesson from yesterday’s decisions and live in the now, knowing you can change your way of thinking, the things you are doing and the influence with which you let others influence your life. Your decisions can start over every single day, and if need be, find a different path that offers you different results, every day…
Don’t be a slave to old thoughts, past actions or past decisions. Challenges are not obstacles unless you allow them to be… Wake up in the morning with a renewed sense of awareness…The knowledge that you CAN change your mind, do things differently and interact with life on this planet in different ways. You are the key to YOUR future…If you have given up that power over you to someone else, well, take it back! You truly are the one you’ve been waiting for and your world will open up for you when you embrace yourself. So, what are you waiting for!?!
Blessings for your day, and weekend, next week, and always! Much love and light to you and your family…May the blessings of Our Creator rain down on you until you have had your fill, and may it all happen for you again on every tomorrow!
Peace be with you
One Sacred Soul 