It’s that time of year … the time of year that holds the biggest blooms, and winds that can really rip out our trees!

We see flowers that are blooming, leaves that are fuller, and flower bushes that are growing to their full potential.

My peonies are almost to perfection and I simply can not wait until they bloom big and bright!

As I walk around the neighbourhood each morning I keep stopping and taking pictures of apple blossoms and all the other beautiful blooms that seem to change bigger each day.

But there is another part to all the spring glory that we often don’t think about, or miss completely.

We see the colour, the freshness, the different sizes, shapes, and smells.  We all have our favourties and look forward to seeing them each spring, summer, or fall.

What we don’t often think about, is the base of all this growth and beauty.

The roots.

How many times have you walked by a beautiful peony or lilac bush (my personal favourites), and thought, “wow, those must have some great roots!” 

Right?  We don’t, do we?

Yet, the blooms wouldn’t happen without good deep roots. 

A few years ago in a bad storm, one of our biggest trees in the wooded area behind our house was uprooted and ripped right out of the ground.  No damage was done, and it was amazing how perfectly it fell, but it left a mess.

The hardest part to clean up?

The roots.

Although the tree has been cut up, and the damage cleaned up, the roots are still there … the reminder of the storm.

Do you ever feel like that?

Even though time has passed and things look better on the outside, the base of the heartbreak, disappointment, or reason you second guess yourself is still there? 

It’s still the base for emotional responses and is most likely holding you back.

Our roots are our foundation. 

The base of how we got to today.   

The emotions that lead our thoughts.

The perspective that leads our mindset.

When we try and bloom where we are, we have the base of our roots leading us.

And that’s ok, because that is where the colour of our bloom comes from.  All your past experiences, events, and people in your lives have brought you to right here, where you are now.

What is important is that we don’t stay where we are, but keep growing forward.

You may need to burn, cut, or pull out the roots that stop you from blooming your best.

To keep tending to the garden of your life, pulling out the weeds and using growth food to be the best you can be. 

We so often forget that the roots can be the hardest to get rid of when things go sideways, but they are also what holds us in the tightest.   

The trick?  Watering the deep healthy roots, and burning or cutting down the ones that have broken or let go of the potential of the flower, bush, or tree.

We get to choose what to water, and what to weed.

Identify what you want you want to grow, then eliminate the weeds that choke that out, or hold you back.

When the plant or tree is healthy, the blooms grow each year and become fuller, brighter, and productive.

We so often want our plants to grow on their own, but it takes good soil, consistent watering, and regular weeding to grow into it’s fullest.

What roots are you feeding?  Do you have some roots that need to pulled out?  

Start with what is most important, and begin to cultivate the garden around it. 

If you have determined that your family should take your first priority of time, then cultivate that and pull out the weeds that choke out the priority, like overbooking your work or social schedule.

If you have chosen to make your health the priority, then look at what is preventing you from taking the steps you desire.  You may need to take a time commitment out of your schedule, set your alarm earlier, or change your diet in some areas.

The great news?  It is your garden and you have been created with the unique flowers to bloom as your best you and no one else.

~  A flower doesn’t compare itself to the flower beside it, it just blooms ~