We cannot always choose the conditions in which we grow, but we can choose what we nurture along the way.
Plants in my sunroom
As we step into this new week, hopefully with a positive and uplifting perspective, I can't help but reflect on how we arrived at this place in time. And where will the events of last week take us as we move forward?
We always have the choice to keep growing. The key, I think, is to approach life one dragon, one seed, one possibility at a time.
Because if we don't, then what?
Gratefully, the election is behind us. And now comes the question: Where do we grow from here?
In the garden part of my life, I'm making the seasonal transition from outdoors to indoors. Not only with the many houseplants I nurture in my sunroom, but also with the hydroponic garden I've started up again this year in our workout room.
It's a wonderful reminder that there is more than one way to grow. Sometimes we simply need a different environment, a fresh perspective, or the willingness to try something new.
Check out more on this in this week's video!
So here are four questions for you to ponder as you take the word GROW into your week.
G — GET: How do I GET a positive perspective, even when facing the most challenging dragons in front of me?
R — RIGHT: What makes my perspective RIGHT, and perhaps someone else's wrong? Could there be something I haven't considered?
O — OPEN: How OPEN am I to trying a new way of doing things or thinking about them?
W — WINNING: What does WINNING actually mean to me?
As you ponder these questions, remember that HOPE is also a four-letter word. And sometimes hope is the very thing that makes growth possible.
You never know… until you try.
Have a great week ahead! 💚
P.S. My definition of a dragon? Something that seems so much bigger than you. Something that you can't imagine how you will ever tame. And perhaps, the secret is remembering that even dragons can be approached one step at a time.
