Bloom Where You Are Planted

Where ever you are.  Regardless of your current situation, the first thing that you should do is to realize that you currently have everything that you need to begin the move from where you are to where you want to be.  Now, this may sound like some kind of mumbo jumbo “THE SECRET” kinda stuff.  But the truth of it is that God/The Universe has provided you with everything that you need to create the life that you want for yourself. And the first thing that you need to do is to acknowledge that simple fact, give thanks for what you currently have, and then….   then ask yourself what can you do right now to begin your journey from where you are today, to where you want to be tomorrow

I recently acquired a property that once belonged to my uncle.  The plan is to change it into a Dojo where I can offer free Karate training to “at-risk” youth.  One day, I decided to take a look around the property, which had been overgrown by weeds and trees and as I walked around, I noticed that a tree had grown up between the cracks of the concrete foundation.  Now at some point in time a few years ago, a seed fell onto the concrete slab and in spite of it not having either soil or an adequate source of water, it managed to spread roots and find the nourishment that it required to grow.  It didn’t matter that the other more mature trees that were blocking sunlight, nor did it matter that it’s “mother” tree dropped it off in an inhospitable place.  It also didn’t matter to that seedling, that it had neither access to water or soil…   It had the potentiality of becoming a tree and that is all that mattered… It “needed” to express its full potential and nothing was going to stop it.

That is how we must be.  We must take whatever life has thrown at us… roll with the punches. when we fall we must get up,  take inventory of ourselves, determine what it is that we want to be, do, and have and keep moving forward.

I’m not saying that this is easy… You have everything that you need to build the life of your dreams.  But first, you must decide what you want,  set your roots based on the resources that you already have available to you and Bloom where you are planted.

Peace and Blessings,