As I walked outside in the orchard today, I was so excited to see all these blossoms, ready to burst out. I am always very happy to see the first hint of color, and the first of the buds burst open.
Today, I saw that not all the buds are ready at the same time. Depending on the kind of tree, and the position of the tree, and the soil, each of them is at a different stage of readiness.
This reminded me of what Dr. Tae Yun Kim says about readiness, and might I add that nature has it figured out perfectly! You'll see why when you read the following, taken from Dr. Kim's book "The Silent Master" on page 30:
"The first step to take in the readiness stage of self discovery is to take charge of your thinking. Every response you make to your environment, and every action you take or don't take is propelled by a decision, choice, or response that you make in your thinking. And the most important aspects of your thinking to take charge of are will, motivation and attitude."
Nature takes charge in subtle ways. The buds here never argue or decide they don't want to open up and flower. But they do respond to their environment and if it's too cold to open up, they won't!
So let's be like these beautiful buds and take charge of our lives, and respond to our environment in positive ways!
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