A Lesson From Nature

Last week, after returning home from my morning cardio session, I noticed that Spring was finally here because I had a large amount of weeds growing up through the rocks in my front yard (here in Nevada, the majority of people have what's called a desert landscape in their yard which consists of rocks and bushes instead of grass...sounds interesting, doesn't it?).

I walked into my yard and began pulling up a few weeds here and there. After a while, I had large piles of plants & weeds everywhere. In fact, it was so much that I filled up 1 1/2 garbage bags and there was still weeds in between the rocks.

"How in the world did all these weeds grow through these rocks?!" I said to myself while I stood there feeling like I didn't really get anything accomplished.  But then, all of a sudden, it hit me. I'm focusing on why the weeds were growing through the rocks and missed the amazing point of how the weeds were even able to make it through the rocks.

Lesson: Whenever it seems like life is getting rough, have the mentality of the weeds. The perseverance that it takes to make it through tough situations is already inside you...You just have to push your way through.  You can make it! All you have to do is have the confidence in yourself.

~Stay focused, Be consistent!