Grow in March: Bloom without Boundaries

I step outside and take a deep breath. Fresh air rejuvenates me, and the sun warms my face. The cold metal of the garden shovel cools my hand, and I shift it to the other so I can slip on my gardening gloves. I eye the aged terra cotta pot I plan on using for the flowers. It is then that I realize the pot is too small. No matter how I configure the flowers they won’t fit. I’m not willing to sacrifice the extra flowers, to split them up and put them somewhere else. “I’ll just have to find a new pot,” I think to myself.

Then it hits me. One of those “Oh, boy, Yes I see the irony” moments.
During the month of March I resembled those flowers and that pot. I’m blooming and growing, trying new things, planning adventures and nurturing my writing. But I’m growing a little too fast and too big for my pot. With each passing day it’s getting harder and harder to fit everything in. To do all that I want to do…to expand my mind, my opportunities and my physical strength.
I need to be cautious or I will choke myself out. Expelling all my resources, leaving nothing for me or those I love.
But the need to grow is overwhelming. There’s only one solution. I need a bigger pot…or better yet no pot all. No boundaries.
That’s easier said than done. Changes need to be made. It’s time to prioritize, and call in reinforcements.
Flowers that bloom too fast and too soon can whither. So I pace myself just as I would in a race.  Because my flower needs to grow strong and resilient so it can bloom without boundaries.

 

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