I started a garden a few years back. I didn’t have a clue what I was doing and honestly, didn’t take the time to learn anything, just jumped in, and decided to see what would happen. No learning, no studying, nope, I just planted and decided to just see if I could do it. Having those green beans all winter, the tomato juice that made amazing chili and let’s not even talk about the salsa! Wow! I thought I had hit the jackpot, no effort and look what I got! What if I had actually taken the time to really learn and cultivate that garden? I did absolutely nothing. I put those plants in the ground and occasionally watered and nothing else. I reaped a good amount, but what would have happened if I had really taken time with what I was planting, asked questions, read books and talked to an expert gardener? What could I have reaped that fall with just a little effort? I can tell you that this year I put less effort into it, and I barely have a harvest to show for it for this winter.
This made me think of the seasons of life today. What season are you in right now? Maybe life is great, your job is great, your health is great, your finances are great, you’re helping other people and making a difference. Or, maybe you’re trying to better yourself, trying to help others, live with purpose, be all you can be? Or maybe, you’re just sitting inside on the couch, wrapped in a blanket because it’s cold, just getting through each day as best you can. Have you ever stopped to think that just maybe where you are planted is giving you the knowledge, the education, and the experience that you need to propel you into massive success in the future? Or are you spending too much time worried about your finances, worried about your future, hating your boss, hating your co-workers, causing drama or feeling picked on to even see the big picture? Are you too caught up in worry or fear with what’s going on right now in this season you are planted in, in the exact place you need to be, at this exact moment, to see that just maybe you are where you’re supposed to be? Do we not realize that sometimes we are placed with people and in a job or a situation to learn from somebody else and possibly be pushed so much farther ahead in our own lives? If we have gratitude for where we’re at, and the people in our lives who have taught us things, who have invested in our futures, then we are setting ourselves up for success. I read today that a grateful heart is a magnet for miracles. What we sow, we will most certainly reap. Karma comes back around, good or bad! Be careful what you’re sowing!
I find myself right now feeling like I should just be still where I’m planted and do nothing in this current situation. The Bible says be still and know! So many decisions, which way to go, I think I should be doing something, or should I not be doing anything, but in the moment, I feel I should just be still. Here’s the thing, we must learn to grow where we are planted. It seems to be planting season for me right now, but if I stay the course, I know there will soon be a great harvest to be reaped. It literally might be fall outside, but my current season is not fall. Maybe you currently find yourself in fall and you’re reaping that rich harvest that you planted, but remember, even in that season, there’s a lesson to be learned, and you must continue to grow there as well. I love this great quote: “If you don’t like what you are reaping, you had better change what you have been sowing.” Jim Rohn. Stop for a minute, think about the season you are in and what you need to learn to grow right here! The good thing is that seasons do change. Don’t get weary if you’re currently planting. I promise, you will reap a harvest, but only you know what that harvest will be. It might be spring but glorious summer is around the corner and then that bountiful harvest that you have been working towards for so long appears! Let’s sow seeds of love, seeds of gratefulness, seeds of forgiveness, seeds of helping others, seeds of making everybody around us better and making this world a better place to live! For in doing so, we shall reap if we faint not!
With love for you all!
Shauna
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