A plant in a pot given enough nourishment and watered consistently will, in time, outgrow its pot. Likewise, the more space we offer it and the more excellent care we provide, the faster it will grow until the roots restrict and stifle the plant within the container. Yet, it all begins with believing that the plant can and will grow if we nurture it.
We are that potted plant. When we provide nourishment and consistent care, knowing we can grow, we flourish, bloom, and expand beyond the confines of what we believe was possible. When we set a path for ourselves and day by day give the necessary sustenance and focus, we soon enough develop into the ideal we created that is well beyond our initial scope.
Beware of the small pot. Those people and an environment will slow your progress and limit your development capacity. Think back over time, the people you knew and were close to, yet that has changed because you grew. That is not a loss but instead the expected result of personal progress. Would you continue to stifle the plant’s growth because you liked the small container you selected for it from the start?
We are plants of life. Our blooms today are small compared to what they may be, and the fruits we can deliver will exceed expectations with the necessary encouragement and consistent sustenance we provide ourselves. So look forward to outgrowing the container, unless it can grow with you, for it too will house a plant that fits it best.
