Where Do You Fit In?

Back in the garden again (seems to be a hotbed of inspiration) It’s early in the morning and I’m tired but it’s the best time to garden when things are quiet and the heat still hasn’t shown itself, everything smells good and feels moist so it’s like being surrounded by loving friends.

In the rear of our yard we have a functional cement wall which holds up the dirt under our house and patio (pretty important) as well as protects an Oak tree on the other side. Functional …yes, beautiful …no, so I started planting inside the funny little spaces between the cement blocks. As I was stuffing the little plants in the spaces today I realized there aren’t too many plants who would like being squeezed and shoved into this barren space, but this particular plant actually thrives there fitting snuggly inside. It is definitely happy finding it’s own perfect fit, fulfilling it’s destiny to drape and bloom over the cement wall, creating something beautiful from something functional and rather ugly.

We humans are a lot like that little plant each with our own special niche, our own unique purpose, never exactly the same as anyone else’s but fitting perfectly in unison with each other.  If we could all find our own unique space we would fit together like a giant puzzle, each piece complementing and enabling the other pieces, no one piece any more important than another all working together to create one glorious masterpiece. Rather than looking for our 5 minutes of fame, we need to be looking at what’s really important to us personally.

Unfortunately, so many of us give up looking for our space, thinking it too hard to get to, too impossible to find, or not having faith it’s out there at all. We put obstacles in our way like drugs, alcohol, procrastination, or just plain fear. If we could put those obstacles aside and follow our true path and purpose, we would not only bloom brightly like that little plant but we would be setting an example for our children and all those around us that it can be done. What an amazing world we would create if we all found our little niche and shone our lights brightly!

Let’s give it a shot, starting today.