Rooted
A balance between what you can't see underground and what you can see above it. And together, those two things tell you exactly how you're doing on your path.
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by Herushafi Pernebsati
It's springtime, which means it's gardening season. About a week ago, I planted a few seeds into the ground. And as I waited day after day for those seeds to come up, it got me thinking about my own journey.
Those seeds were in the ground and I had no idea what was going on with them, but I knew I had to water them. I knew I had to take care of them. And after about a week, they started to pop through the dirt. That moment right there made me think about what's going on beneath the surface of my own life. I don't always know what's happening underground. But I know I have to nurture those roots, those beginnings. And by nurturing those beginnings, what breaks through the surface, is me.
The more I feed those roots, the more I tend to them, the more I pay attention, the results show up above ground. But if I start to neglect those roots, the plant might still look good for a while. And that's the thing about this path I'm on. I have to feed it, pay attention to it, and nourish what's underneath. Because the results will always show themselves above ground.
I'm not focused on making everything look good on the surface. I actually watch the surface to tell me what I need to do at the root level. If something starts turning yellow, I know something's off. If something starts browning, I know I need to check on those roots. The signs above ground are just telling something going on underground.
Now yes, there will be bugs. There will be disease. But when your plant is in good soil, and for me, good soil means the people I keep company with, and when you're nourishing those roots consistently, your plant becomes disease resistant. It deters what tries to attach to it naturally. It won't be as susceptible. But it takes a combination of things. A balance between what you can't see underground and what you can see above it. And together, those two things tell you exactly how you're doing on your path.
This is just springtime. I still have summer, fall, and winter ahead of me. And then springtime again, to come back around with everything I've learned from the year before.
