The best-educated human being is the one who understands most about the life in which he is placed.--Helen Keller
How many of us understand our place in life? Not me. I'm still trying to "get it." Why am I here? Why am I the way I am? What is my purpose? These questions--and more--swirl through my mind with unrelenting persistence. Sometimes I think I have a glimmer of an answer, and then whatever understanding I had gained vanishes and I'm back to where I started.
I have a dear friend who has a plaque in her home that reads "Bloom where you're planted." Simple concept, but hard to implement. Is blooming just making the best of whatever circumstances you find yourself in? I don't think so. Blooming means thriving, not just surviving. I have done both--thrive and survive. Let me tell you, thriving is a lot more fun.
So, for today, I am grateful for those who understand most about the life in which they are placed.
Sometimes it's hard to look at that soil and want to put your roots down into it.
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