Deciding my route to my goals

I just finished writing in my garden blog. As I was talking about a new flower that is blooming in the garden this year, it made me realize some things about my personal life. I am sure I have had this flower for years, but it hasn't bloomed until now. That may seem strange since I am talking about an iris and they bloom every spring. But this flower has been subject to trauma in the form being transplanted numerous times over the past few years. It has finally been left in one spot for more than a year, the roots have had time to develop and it is rewarding me with the most beautiful flowers.

I think my dreams have suffered the same fate over the past few years. I have been so focused on the lack of "fruit" from my labors that I have been discouraged. It has only been lately that I have realized that the "fruit" isn't my problem. My problem comes from the "roots." The roots are those dis-empower things that I have believed because of past programing. As a gardener, I know that a healthy plant can't come from withered, stunted roots. And an apple tree can't come from the roots of an orange tree.

I am working on digging out the dis-empowering beliefs and replacing them with empowering thoughts and beliefs. Like my flower - it may take a while for the new "roots" to grow strong, healthy, and supportive; but I know they will bring the fruits I am looking for. One of the ways I am re-programing my thinking is to read books like: "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind" by T. Harv Eker and "The Success Principles" by Jack Canfield.

What "roots" are you growing your fruits from? Do you need new roots? Come, join me on this rewarding journey to a full and abundant life. Your comments are welcome.