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I never get over how life imitates art. For me, it’s just another piece of evidence for the existence of God. I have had a recurring theme in my life for a little while now, and since it has covered and warmed me like my great-grandmother’s quilt, I thought that it may bring you comfort as well. It is well-worn, oft-used to the point of being hackneyed, but as I get older I find that the truth does not change. There is solace in that, at least for me. We must bloom where we are planted.

I am here, with no money and only an ability to write and be myself, so I have to take charge of the things that I have control over. I have to bloom in the things that I can control and let God have the rest.
In order to bloom, a plant must have a few essentials. First of all, find the place where your plant can grow best. Some plants do well in shady, cool environments while others need a sunny, warm place to thrive. You know what your plant needs. Do not let anyone tell you that you can thrive in a place just because they did, or believe they are. There are far too many people who believe they have bloomed when they have barely sprouted. We can control our location. We don’t necessarily have to move across the country or on the other side of the world; sometimes, we just need to get away from people or situations that add toxic elements to the environment. It’s amazing how pretty and healthy we look when we are amongst other healthy, blooming plants.

Secondly, a plant must have roots. This is the hardest part, the part at which I now find myself. When we are trying to establish roots, when we are stationary, but not held in, it is so difficult to stay in one place. It is difficult to say that you will not be moved, and then not move. The temptation is there. The ability to move is there. It is sheer will, and nothing more, that makes us immovable. We have to give ourselves time in one place, time with one project, one idea, one person, one anything to stay still and see if roots sprout. Sometimes they do, and sometimes, despite our best intentions, they just don’t. We have to learn to be okay with that, too. We have to learn when to call a dud a dud, so we can plant another seed and start the process over again. And we must learn that in order for our new seed to sprout roots, we have to give it our full attention. We can’t keep our eyes on the dud. It will take all of our energy for our new seed to sprout roots.

However, if roots do sprout, and a place on this earth established for us before we were formed has been found, we must then bloom. We must grow upward and outward.And we will bloom when we know ourselves, know where we will thrive and get there, be it through time, chance, or circumstance, and establish some roots. We must learn to protect ourselves from ice and drought. We must learn to grow despite the trampling by big feet in our garden. We must grow despite the weeds that grow alongside us with the sole aim of choking us of our lives. It is hard to bloom where you are planted. It is painstaking work. Yet, I have faith that it is well worth the effort.

Be fed.


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