Growing....

The weather here in Utah has not been conducive to putting in a garden. It's cold, and wet, wet, wet; no sun to be seen. Our plants that we have started inside weeks ago did not get the weather report and are clamoring to get out, NOW! Unfortunately that just is not possible at this point. So we continue to baby the green beauties as best we can until they can be planted in the ground and truly take off and flourish and really show us what they're made of. As a mom I can relate to this with my children. Whether it's them or me that is bursting at the seams to grow and show the world what we can do, or would like the ability to do, there always seems to be something, someone, in the way.

"Grow where you are planted."

I think most of us have heard this quote before. The meaning may differ for each of us as well. For me it's a call to make no more excuses for why I can't, or why my children can't (in relation to our circumstances) grow. Whether it's time, disability, health, interference, money, fear, etc.... we all have reasons why we stop growing, or trying. Instead of being stuck in what I call survival mode, we all need to find ways to live, and to live is to grow. All living things grow. We're alive and we must grow. How and in what ways and how far are all up to us. Do we have limitations? We sure do. Is it a reason to just give up and stop. No! We may not "get it all", but we can move in the right direction, or find a way (often with help) to get the nourishment we need to grow in the ways we feel in our soul we NEED for ourselves and for our children. Fight that nagging voice inside your head that tells you it's not possible. If you are planted in a home full of children (as I am) then figure out a way to create a home where you all can grow. This will often mean sacrificing a few blooms (misspent time) to encourage better growth, but it's a sacrifice worth making.