“If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree.”–Jim Rohn
Change. What is stopping you? Even a tree can grow in the midst of great obstacles—we’ve all seen trees growing on rock cliffs; trees sprout in the smallest of cracks in the pavement—albeit limited to the environmental conditions (i.e., the “tree line”).
Like the tree, our growth is limited by our environmental conditions. Unlike the tree, however, we have the capacity to change our environment. Unfortunately, this takes effort—perhaps, at times, what seems to be an impossible amount of effort.
Our only limitation, as human beings, is our willingness to try. Period.
We are either too fearful, too doubtful of our own abilities, too overwhelmed by the problems and challenges in our lives, or we reason that what we dream is impossible. We are afraid to change. We succumb to that most debilitating word: “can’t”. We procrastinate. We hesitate. We worry about things. We try for a while and quit. We think someone else needs to change first. We blame. We point fingers. We cry foul. We avoid taking responsibility for ourselves. We allow ourselves to be dependent on others. We just suck at self-improvement. We accept that this is way we are supposed to be. We accept that this is the way things are supposed to be. Nonsense!
Life is to be evolutionary. A pool of water that is motionless and never refreshed grows stagnant. Stagnant water is most dangerous. Thus is a stagnant life. We need constant refreshing. We need to be fed. We need to be growing.
Are you stagnant? Are you avoiding change? If so, ask yourself “why?” Don’t be a tree that grows where it is seeded and succumbs to circumstances. Create for yourself the environment that will allow you to thrive. Be fearless. Be certain. Be confident. Be irrational. Change!
Be your best today; be better tomorrow!
Carpe momento!