How are you growing?

How are you growing?

I was in the office the other day, looking out the window at the yard. I was thinking how beautiful it looked after a summer of stellar weather.

As I was looking at the planter near the fire pit I noticed the decorative grasses planted there. They are the cool stiped type. There are three in all, but why was one of them much smaller?

They were all healthy and growing straight and true. They had all gotten the same care and water the entire time they have been planted. The one just didn’t seem to be expanding like the other two.

Just like people, not two plants are alike. They all adapt differently and need different amounts of food and water to be happy.

Roots run deep or they are shallow depending on the plant. We all know shallow people, they seem to be the ones that don’t grow. they are the ones that seem to stay in the same place year after year.

Then there are the deeply rooted ones. Always moving forward, growing and spreading into new areas.

What makes people what they are?

Your up bringing has much to do with it but not everything. Who are the individuals who shaped your life and what were their beliefs? You will have some of that mixed into who you are.

You know that we don’t grow old, we just stop growing. So how is your growth going? Are you striving to be the best person you can be? Cheerful, friendly and positive thinking is the most healthy way to be.

If there are people surrounding you that are pessimistic, jealous and basically not growing, your times spent with these individuals needs to be limited.

This isn’t always easy to do, sometimes they are family or somebody in your life that is hard to limit. You need to find a way. You can’t just cut them out of your life no matter what some people say. Just limiting your time with them and maybe sharing with them why you need to do that should be adequate.

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