My Garden
I had a thought today: life is like a garden.
You plant seeds for the things you want to grow. The better you care for them, the better and stronger they will grow. Dedication, love, consistency, and commitment usually result in growth. Neglect will result in withering. It is possible to drown your plants with too much water and to suffocate them with too little space.
Sometimes, no matter how well you care for your seeds, they refuse to grow. And despite your futile attempts, unwanted plants will always find a way to sneak in and try to take over.
Sometimes, it's difficult to distinguish between the good plants and the bad plants. Some plants are giving; you nurture them, they nourish you, it's a healthy give-and-take relationship. Other plants are greedy; they take more than they're given and they never give back. It is inevitable that both types of plants will exist in every garden. It is best, however, to weed out as many greedy plants as possible and to provide the giving plants with the space and nourishment they need to flourish and multiply. An unkempt garden can quickly turn into a jungle of disarray and it becomes harder and harder to tame through time. A garden of disorder can be overwhelming and confusing for any gardener.
Soil is important. Even the toughest, most strong-willed plants cannot grow in bad soil. Some soil isn't right for certain plants, but is perfect for others. Each type of soil has its own unique purpose along with its own strengths and weaknesses. It is important to know about your soil and to accept the soil that you've been given. Only when you know what you have to work with will you be able to determine what best to do with it.
When your garden grows, you will find that some plants take longer to grow than others. Different plants thrive in different seasons. Some plants come back year after year, while some are only in your life for a short time. Other plants are unpredictable and they pop up randomly and unexpectedly. Love them all.
An exceptional garden is one that embraces variety, knows its capabilities, accepts its limits, shares its fruits, grows tall, spreads wide, reaches toward the sky, and responds to the world with brilliant colors and sweet smells. It knows that both sun and rain are necessary for growth and that the death of one thing means life for another.
I am thankful that my garden has taught me so much about life. I pray that, in these beginning stages of growth, I am able to distinguish between the plants that will help me and which will hinder me. I pray for the courage to weed out the bad and strength to nourish the good. I pray for awareness and acceptance of the soil I'm given and for the wisdom to know which seeds to plant and where. I pray that I am able to embrace variety, know my capabilities, accept my limits, share my fruits, grow tall, spread wide, reach toward the sky, and respond to the world with brilliant colors and sweet smells.
You plant seeds for the things you want to grow. The better you care for them, the better and stronger they will grow. Dedication, love, consistency, and commitment usually result in growth. Neglect will result in withering. It is possible to drown your plants with too much water and to suffocate them with too little space.
Sometimes, no matter how well you care for your seeds, they refuse to grow. And despite your futile attempts, unwanted plants will always find a way to sneak in and try to take over.
Sometimes, it's difficult to distinguish between the good plants and the bad plants. Some plants are giving; you nurture them, they nourish you, it's a healthy give-and-take relationship. Other plants are greedy; they take more than they're given and they never give back. It is inevitable that both types of plants will exist in every garden. It is best, however, to weed out as many greedy plants as possible and to provide the giving plants with the space and nourishment they need to flourish and multiply. An unkempt garden can quickly turn into a jungle of disarray and it becomes harder and harder to tame through time. A garden of disorder can be overwhelming and confusing for any gardener.
Soil is important. Even the toughest, most strong-willed plants cannot grow in bad soil. Some soil isn't right for certain plants, but is perfect for others. Each type of soil has its own unique purpose along with its own strengths and weaknesses. It is important to know about your soil and to accept the soil that you've been given. Only when you know what you have to work with will you be able to determine what best to do with it.
When your garden grows, you will find that some plants take longer to grow than others. Different plants thrive in different seasons. Some plants come back year after year, while some are only in your life for a short time. Other plants are unpredictable and they pop up randomly and unexpectedly. Love them all.
An exceptional garden is one that embraces variety, knows its capabilities, accepts its limits, shares its fruits, grows tall, spreads wide, reaches toward the sky, and responds to the world with brilliant colors and sweet smells. It knows that both sun and rain are necessary for growth and that the death of one thing means life for another.
I am thankful that my garden has taught me so much about life. I pray that, in these beginning stages of growth, I am able to distinguish between the plants that will help me and which will hinder me. I pray for the courage to weed out the bad and strength to nourish the good. I pray for awareness and acceptance of the soil I'm given and for the wisdom to know which seeds to plant and where. I pray that I am able to embrace variety, know my capabilities, accept my limits, share my fruits, grow tall, spread wide, reach toward the sky, and respond to the world with brilliant colors and sweet smells.