So here is my plant a little more than a month from the beginning of this project. Just look at my little plant go!
I have been faithfully watering and feeding this little plant and now it is becoming very top heavy with alot of new leaves. Can you see how the weight is now shifting? In the first photo what stood out were the long, dead stems devoid of many green, healthy leaves. The plant quickly began to recover and started growing more and more leaves.The long, dead stems are becoming less significant in light of the new growth, the nurturing, that is creating healthy and strong leaves. So it can be with our lives. Sure we have a past and some are far more challenging than others.
If our past has been, or our present is, less than ideal our focus may just be on the bare stems since there isn't very much new growth going on at the top. If that is the case we need to change our focus, to look at nurturing ourselves - good soil (surround ourselves with good, positive people), food (self-improvement workshops, personal development activities, challenging ourselves for growth), sun and air (have some fun, learn to live not simply exist! Breathe!)
We can overcome when we nurture ourselves, challenge ourselves to become strong, full beings reaching our fullest potential. Then, the challenging past, perhaps the less than ideal life can become much smaller and less significant in contrast to the new growth, the new knowledge, the new us.
Sure, the past is a part of who we are but it doesn't necessarily have to be a part of who we become if we decide to leave it behind, to overcome it.
So how do we go about nurturing ourselves? I'm glad you asked! Find something that you love to do and DO IT! Find your passion, and take time for it. Even if you can't do it full time due to work, family, whatever. Take care of your body. Eat right and exercise to keep healthy and strong. Feed your soul. Find faith, spirituality, whatever brings your inner being peace and happiness. Challenge yourself to step outside the box, out of your comfort zone. Surely at some point in your life you have had nervous excitement. Didn't you feel alive and energized? Wouldn't it be great to continue to have that feeling on purpose? Educate yourself. Take classes or free online courses to feed your mind and gain new knowledge about the world around you.
All in all, take time for you. It's not about neglecting what needs to be done, simply putting importance on what is good, nurturing, for you. The healthier we are, the happier we are the better we are able to nurture and encourage those around us.
You deserve it!
Until next time,
Val
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