plants plant seeds of thought
I spent an hour picking raspberries today. I learned that the more picking I do, the more I understand the plant. It doesn’t matter how well or poorly I pick, the experience of picking teaches me the best way to go about it. I learn by doing and learn my lessons well: colour, where, how the berries are bunched, where on the canes the berries hide; I get a feeling of when to look again, gauging growth and ripening time from past picking experiences. When I am fearless, I learn the most. If I am too afraid to move a branch, I won’t find the hidden gems. A fearless look beyond the obvious is where I can find the hidden fruit — often the largest, juiciest berries.
People are like plants. The more people that I meet and the more experience that I have with them, I learn the best way to go about dealing with them. It doesn’t help to be fearful of some personality types. If you look at a particular personality and only see what is wrong, your perspective can blind you from seeing their light. Peace comes with the patience to see the beauty — in you, in things, in everyone.
There may be people in your life who do not challenge themselves to see beyond your exposed self, picked raw and empty by all that brushes by. Don’t give up. Root and nurture yourself with
- patience
- self-esteem
- a fearless perspective to look beyond the outer shell and find the beautiful qualities lying within
Today’s raspberry picking is teaching me to be more fearless. If I want more fruit to my life, I will go to a center past the shell. An hour in the garden is a gauge that helps prepare me for my day. If I don’t get out there and face life full on, I can’t reap the rewards of being alive.
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