So here it is. It’s the middle of August. I’m back in Marin but only for a few days before heading off to a wedding in Minnesota. What a change of pace.

Back in Marin I notice the growth of the new plants that I planted earlier in the summer. The garden hadn’t been tended to in years. We weeded, prepared the soil, researched which plants would do well in our climate and planted. While away I thought about the garden and wondered how the plants would do. While most of the plants seemed to like their new home, some didn’t make it through the summer. It didn’t seem like there was a pattern. One fern thrives while the other only a few feet away, struggles. Isn’t that the way life is? In some areas of our life we thrive while in others we struggle.

We have natural inclinations…natural strengths. Music has always been one of my natural inclinations while fixing things has been a challenge. And yet on those rare occasions when I do fix something I get excited.

Relationships are like that. I look at the people in my life. There are those who I am connected with that put a smile on my face. And then there are those who are a lot of work.
It’s a matter of how we want to spend our time. I think back to my garden. In one area of the garden there are very few weeds and in another area, I am constantly weeding.

Until I get rid of the weeds, what I can see and appreciate is limited. In our lives, the weeds which are in the form of limiting beliefs, prevent us from seeing what is possible.

Weed your garden. Take the time to get rid of what isn’t working.

JOURNEY ON

MARK

JOURNEY ON is a blog dedicated to personal and professional development. Mark Susnow,JD, is an Executive and Life Coach, who inspires others to believe in themselves. A former successful trial attorney for 30 years and musician, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. He also publishes, Letters on Life, an inspirational ezine. Signup! http://www.inspirepossibility.com

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