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Now Is The Time
Bloom Where You Are Planted
Having a vision for our future that differs from our current circumstances can be inspiring and exciting, but it can also keep us from fully committing to our present placement. We may become aware that this is happening when we notice our thoughts about the future distracting us from our participation in the moment. We may find upon searching our hearts that we are waiting for some future time or situation in order to self-actualize. This would be like a flower planted in North Dakota putting off blooming because it would prefer to do so in Illinois.
There are no guarantees in this life, so when we hold back we do so at the risk of never fully blossoming. This present moment always offers us the ground in which we can take root and open our hearts now. What this means is that we live fully, wherever we are, not hesitating because conditions are not perfect, or we might end up moving, or we haven’t found our life partner. This can be scary, because we might feel that we are giving up our cherished dreams if we do not agree to wait for them. But this notion that we have to hold back our life force now in order to find happiness later doesn’t really make sense. What might really be happening is that we are afraid to embrace this moment, and ourselves, just exactly as we are right now. This constitutes a tendency to hold back from fully loving ourselves, as we are, where we are.
We have a habit of presenting life with a set of conditions—ifs and whens that must be fulfilled before we will say yes to the gift of our lives. Now is the time for each of us to bloom where we are planted, overriding our tendency to hold back. Now is the time to say yes, to be brave and commit fully to ourselves, because until we do no one else will. Now is the time to be vulnerable, unfolding delicately yet fully into the space in which we find ourselves.
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Angel1964
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Apr 21 @ 12:50AM
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Wow..... Awesome Blog! 
Very true!!! 
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texasblues
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Apr 21 @ 1:26AM
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the good news..........I've been told I'm in full bloom 
the bad news ..........I've been told I'm a bloom idiot 
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Blueschic
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Apr 21 @ 1:46AM
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Angel...Hey girlfriend.....thanks alot. We would all be so much farther ahead if we could do this.
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Blueschic
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Apr 21 @ 1:46AM
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Blues.....You're still the Yellow Rose of Texas in my book.
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texasblues
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Apr 21 @ 1:58AM
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I don't know if that's a good thing if you know the story of the "yellow rose of Texas" ( a "working girl" that Santa Ana was busy with when Sam Houston's forces attacked and defeated) 
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Redwicket
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Apr 21 @ 2:07AM
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Yes! Live in the Now... 
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Blueschic
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Apr 21 @ 2:09AM
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No I didn't but I'm dying laughing. Oh chit. You a working girl with Santa Ana. No way! Can you be a Texas Bluebell? Okay you're a Texan cactus in full bloom then.
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Blueschic
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Apr 21 @ 2:11AM
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Yes Red let's all live in the now and celebrate who we are now.
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ladykay488
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Apr 21 @ 8:32AM
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We all grow and bloom with nurturing and love....without it we will surely die!
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chek1678
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Apr 21 @ 9:42AM
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For I am a tree, an old oak with strong root to this ground which I stand. I do not flower as that of a dogwood, crab apple, or fruit trees. I surely do bear the fruits of life to many animal. To accomplish this, I need to be pollinated from another, so I stand and wait, with hope that the winds will blow in my direction. Many years have passed and gone. Many a year the rain came to wash my life giving hope away. Even with this washing, I still stand and reach out my arms with the green leave of summer. As the seasons come and go, I stand in this place alone and just waiting for the next season to come. For you see, I never lose hope but one day, they will come and cut me down to make timber. Even if that happen, I still shall live on because of what I was make into and will always carry the hope of just being touched.
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Angel1964
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Apr 21 @ 10:44AM
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Oh what a beautiful picture LadyKay…. Just amazing!
And chek1678 that was very sweet… Awesome!
To you both!
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Blueschic
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Apr 21 @ 11:18AM
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LadyKay...You always come up with the most appropriate pictures. This one is beautiful. Thanks so much for making my blog bloom.
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Blueschic
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Apr 21 @ 11:26AM
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Chek...That was such a thought provoking post. I can see that the tree lives on forever but in another way. That brought to mind something that I was thinking about on Saturday. I was walking in the cemetery where many walk in my community. It's beautiful there, trees, flowers, wildlife and it's terraced so it makes for a great walk. It's on the National Register of Historic Places. It just happens that my best friend who died when she was 19 and I was 18 is buried there. I was visiting her grave and read the inscription on her tombstone. "To live in the hearts of those who love us is to never die." ...Thomas Campbell. In a way we are like the tree. Even thought we return to dust our memory lives on. Let's make it a good one!
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cancun1999
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Apr 21 @ 12:12PM
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There are no guarantees in this life, so when we hold back we do so at the risk of never fully blossoming . So true my friend..I am now ready to blossum...
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Blueschic
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Apr 21 @ 12:17PM
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Cancun...Oh my another beautiful picture. I love it. Blooming...a sign of life, and life does go on whether we're ready or not.
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loreal
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Apr 21 @ 12:20PM
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Great Blog Sista and Many Great Comments...Loved it!
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Blueschic
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Apr 21 @ 12:28PM
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Thanks Sista.
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JimNastics
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Apr 21 @ 12:55PM
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Carpe Diem !!
Speaking of blooming,
this bud's for you 
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Blueschic
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Apr 21 @ 1:03PM
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Jim...Pass that beer on over here. I could use one. You are such a sweet nut. I swear if you sprout you'll grow some kind of blossoming nut tree.
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