"Bloom where you are planted" - mmmm - maybe not.
We've all heard that quote. Sounds good right? I have a passionflower plant. It was a scraggly little thing I bought from the grocery store for $9.99. Brought it home, repotted it, dusted off its leaves and sat it on my back porch. It grew well and is healthy. As I gave it to a friend to tend for me while I'm gone (thank you Liz), she asked where it would thrive best. That gave me pause. It is growing well but it is NOT blooming. So is it thriving? I told her to put it anywhere and perhaps the change of location is just what it needs. Not sure if my passionflower is blooming but I do know that the same type of change was just what I needed.
This is a video clip of a short portion of my commute to work which I posted on Facebook a few days ago. Click on this link to see it.
This is the best gift I've ever given myself and also the most selfish thing I think I've ever done. But it is as it should be. Just because you are going along fine may not mean that's enough and just because you are "planted" doesn't mean you are stuck. If you aren't blooming perhaps it's time to take another look at where your roots are settling.
Hope I can find my place back home because once you find that spot where your passionflower begins to bloom why would you ever want to move it back to its old windowsill.
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