Weeds!

My first instinct today was to run out and buy bushels of flowers! The uber-sunshine and crystal blue skies of a Florida winter are intoxicating! I love wandering in a nursery and choosing my favorite new spring flowers. It's so refreshing and joyful and makes me feel ALIVE.

But then I had a sobering thought...

Flowers sure would be pretty right now but what about all those weeds? Wouldn't I be smart to take care of those first and then plant new happy flowers?

Weeds

- take up space

- look unattractive

- steal vital nutrients and water from other healthy plants

- can strangle or overwhelm other plants

Weeding is a good metaphor for life, I think. Getting rid of what is old, dead, bothersome or in the way is healthy ...for your plants and your life!

After you weed, you feel great, right?

- Your yard and garden look clean and inviting.

- There's space for your current plants to flourish and new plants to be introduced.

- You feel a sense of accomplishment for ridding yourself of unnecessary excess.

What do YOU need to weed out of your life?  Is it paper clutter, old clothes, unhealthy relationships, less-than-optimal foods, negative self-talk, limiting beliefs that hold you back from living your best life? Sometimes it's something mundane and simple. Sometimes it's something bigger and more profound. Whatever it is, it is likely holding you back in some way and addressing it NOW will help you feel cleaner, clearer, lighter and stronger!

If you're not sure what it is, I'd suggest getting out in your garden and get your hands in the dirt. As you let your body do the work and remove physical real-life weeds, your mind will wander and suddenly it will be really clear really fast just what other figurative weeds (thoughts, things or both!) need to be removed from your life.

After the garden, I'm heading to my closet...!