These once-upon-a-time dying greenhouse plants and 2/$1 seed packets from Dollar Tree have bloomed right where they were planted in my little backyard flowerbed.
I didn’t know if they’d turn out. This was my first year planting flowers on this kind of scale. I’ve done small pots by the house (which currently have silk flowers in them this year, don’t judge), and we have lilies growing by the garage that my husband planted that need absolutely no maintenance. But I’ve never done this on my own. Well, really, Mr. Awesome helped me a whole lot.
Still, I thought I’d give it a go.
Man, aren’t they gorgeous?
Just take a minute to look at all those colors. This is only a small view of the beauty that stretches 15 to 20 feet long through our yard.
Now, imagine if we all decided we would bloom where we’re planted, no matter our past, like the Dollar Tree seeds or the once-well-cared-for plants from the greenhouse.
What if we quit trying to be something we were never meant to be?
What if we stopped worrying about our past, our distant past, or even the things that troubled us just last week or yesterday?
What if we let go of who we thought we were, or what we thought we could become, based on what we’ve already lived out or been taught about ourselves?
What if we owned up to who we are today and decided we’d just strengthen, bloom, and grow ourselves, right here, right now?
You know what I think would happen? I think our inner beauty would shine, our individual talents and creativity would blossom, and this world would be transformed by the goodness of it all.
Let’s do that.
And let’s not just do it once and be done. Let’s be ever-blooming.
Always seeking to discover beauty. Always giving our best. Always growing.
That’s the kind of life I desire. The life where no matter what situation I’m planted in, I roll with it, adapt to my surroundings, and BLOOM.
As a mother, I want to raise children who can do the same. It’s tough in this day and age. Not impossible, just tough.
That’s okay, friends. We can do the tough things.
I want you all blooming alongside me, teaching your people to do the same.
Be blessed, my sweet friends.
Love this! I love the saying “Bloom where you are planted” and I couldn’t agree more. Be you and realize that “you” may “modify” as you are in a different “place”, but do “you” only the way you can. (Wow that was a lot of “s!)