Bloom Where You are Planted

"Bloom where you're planted," is a quote by Mary Engelbreit.  She is  known throughout the world for her distinctive illustration style and spirited nostalgic warmth.  It is a perfect quote for our new spring days giving rise to new hopes.  There is a regeneration and renewal in the air, not just restoration, which means bring back to an original state. There is actually a re-creation, in an improved way.  Now is the time to celebrate life all around us, the newness of it: a new beginning, and a new chance at life.  Nature is unfolding with its simple pleasures.  Just as flowers grow from seeds and then stretch to the light, so with us, we are opening like the buds and coming to a promised state as well.  Another season, or life cycle, has passed.   In its passing, never to be repeated, the present moment arises.   Like nature, our lives are unfolding, each of us on his own special journey.  It is a time of awakening, becoming more conscious as to who we are and what we can give to the world.  When we trust the creative process, we reinvent and believe in ourselves   We give birth to our authentic selves as we rediscover and reclaim our essence.  If we are to flourish as human beings, if we are to grow into wholeness, we must bloom where we are planted. We have the gift of today, another chance to re-create our circumstances and make them as perfect as is possible with the resources we have. We must start with accepting where we are at the moment, knowing that there will always be change.  However, we have no reason to be hesitant, or fearful, about change as every change brings new knowledge,  gives new confidence, and a new perspective.  We can feel a freshness and a freedom on our path and approach change with our  minds and hearts open to a new visions.  Change is an opportunity for growth and it is growth that gives life zest and meaning.  We have begun a new "season" of change where a sense of well-being, and a feeling of peace and contentment transform us onto a new level of awareness and we enter into a new dimension of hope, love, peace, and faith.  We were pruned like the roses by our challenges, and now in the spring, we are even more vital, vibrant, and strong.