Peaches or Poison?
Now that summer is here, the stalls at the farmers markets are just brimming with amazing varieties of ripe juicy fruit. As I was standing in line to buy a couple of gorgeous peaches, there was a guy in front of me who was talking with the farmer. He was commenting on how the farmer didn’t carry any white peaches. The farmer said, “You’re right – I only carry the yellow ones. I don’t care for white peaches myself, and since my orchards are small, I decided to only grow what I really like.” The farmer then proceeded to talk about how delicious and juicy his fruit was, and I could hear in his voice a tremendous pride in the “fruits of his labor”.
So I ask you, are you growing only those things in your life that you really care about? Or have you planted so many varieties, that you are now overwhelmed with the choices you have to make? Do you even like what is blooming and growing in your life right now? What would it be like if you went through and eliminated the things you don’t like, don’t want, or don’t care about? If you did, how much time would that free up to concentrate on the thing or things you really love?
Life is very much like the fruits and vegetables we find in the farmers market. Everything begins with an “idea”. Like seeds, we take that idea or thought, plant it in the fertile ground of our minds, nurture it, feed it, and eventually it blooms into fruition. But what we sometimes lose sight of is that any idea, good OR bad, given the same amount of care, will grow and become real. We can plant tomatoes for a delicious salad, or we can plant nightshade, a deadly poison. Both will grow full and lush if we focus attention on it. But just because something isn’t an obvious “poison” doesn’t mean it has a place in your garden either. For example, if you really don’t care for squash, why would you plant it?
If you’re finally ready to create the life you wish for, begin by planting only the things that you truly love. Weed out anything that you aren’t passionate about and that doesn’t nourish and sustain you. Be like that farmer who decided to not grow white peaches. Not because they’re bad, but simply because he didn’t love them like he did the yellow ones.
I couldn’t wait to bite into my peach. I could just imagine the initial peach fuzz sensation on my tongue, the sublime taste, the warm sun peach nectar running down my chin. Imagine your life being that delicious. Grow what you love, in your business and in your life, so that they will be as rich and juicy as those peaches!
Love and joy!
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