Buried or Planted?

A few weeks back, I posted this graphic on the Future You University fan page on Facebook and even stated that I thought I had found my next podcast topic. Well, I've done the podcast (see the links below for iTunes and the RSS feed) and now I'm doing the blog along the same topic.

Can you relate to what is stated in the graphic? I SURE CAN!

There have been those times in my life where it seemed that the only light at the end of the tunnel was an oncoming train! I can actually remember telling my wife once, years ago, that I had lost all hope. Thankfully, she reminded me that, without hope, what was there? (By the way, that's one of the reasons I came up with the phrase, "As long as there is breath, there is hope!").

You may feel that you are "buried" underneath so much "stuff" that you'll never be able to dig yourself out. It could be debt or any other results of poor choices and bad decisions. But, friend, pay attention to what is stated in that graphic...instead of "buried" you may be in a situation where you are actually "planted"!

Interestingly, you can't be planted WITHOUT being buried first. Don't let that discourage you...read on.

 Right now, as I type this article, it is Spring time in Arkansas. Trees have put on their leaves (for the most part), things are budding and blooming all over the place. Many have been planting their gardens and getting ready for the harvest of fresh vegetables or just to enjoy the beauty of certain varieties of flowers that they enjoy.

Let me ask you, "How do you PLANT a seed?". Do you just place it on top of the soil? Of course not! You BURY it in the soil. You dig a hole and place the seed down into that hole and then you cover that seed up with the soil! Proper planting requires that seed to be buried.

Have you ever watched a seed come up out of the soil? I remember doing the "plant a seed in a cup and watch it grow" thing when I was in elementary school. I, and my classmates, were amazed at how that seed was able to push UP through the soil to find daylight. As a matter of fact, our teacher even placed a cup on it's side to show us that the plant would STILL find it's way UP to the daylight.

That soil is much heavier than that little seedling, but the seedling pushes through anyway! The little seedling pushes up and through REGARDLESS of the fact that it has been planted.

Read this and remember this fact: "THERE IS PROMISE IN THE PLANTING!"

 So, listen, even if you feel you are buried, understand that being buried is part of the process of being planted. But know this - YOU will determine if you "push through" or not!

Some may just give up and not even try. Doing so pretty much guarantees that you will NOT reach "daylight" and fulfill your purpose. But, if you have HOPE and if you have FAITH and BELIEVE that, even though you cannot see it at the time, God has a special purpose for you and what you are going through at the time, then you WILL push up and through what it is that is holding you down for the moment.

YOU WILL!

It's up to you. So, the question to you, now, is: WHAT WILL YOU DO? 

I encourage you to push up with everything that you have until you reach "daylight" and that, even then, you continue to grow and flourish. The world NEEDS you to do so! And I'm here to tell you, you can do just that.

It all starts right here, right now....TODAY. Always remember that YOU decide the direction of your day and, one way to do so, is to always be sure to...

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

Mike

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What To Feed Your Seed

 

This is important before we go on with today's blog article - if you haven't listened to (via the podcast - see links below) or read the topic from yesterday, please take a couple of minutes to do so.

 

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Done? Good. Why was that important? Because today's topic is a direct "spin off" of what I discussed yesterday. So, now that we are all caught up, let's get started, shall we?

 

In discussing mindset (positive vs. negative) it definitely IS very important as to which "seed" we "plant". Again, if you haven't read the last article this likely makes no sense to you. However, for the rest of you, let's continue.

 

Also, as was discussed, it is VERY important for us to nourish or "feed" that seed as it begins it's growth. Without that, there will not be any growth.

 

Do these things and you will have your harvest, your crop, your bounty. You reap what you sow.

 

Now then, here are a few points I want to bring out that can change this whole equation in different ways even though you have the right seed.

 

MAIN POINT: The best seed does not guarantee results.

  

   What? I thought if I planted the right "seed" then I was going to "sow" the right thing. You said that I would reap what I sowed or planted, didn't you?

 

Sure I did. However think about this for a moment:

   A. If you never plant that seed what will happen? See what I mean? You can buy the very best seed available, set it on the shelf, never take it out of the packaging and you will not have a harvest. Now, I know that sounds silly but how many people (maybe even you?) buy programs, systems and products but never do anything with them? Listen to the podcast about the man that had bought program after program and was actually turned down by the man who produced the products when the guy wanted to buy the current program available.

   B. You can plant the best seed in the best potting soil available anywhere on the face of this planet but, if you don't feed and nourish (water) that seed it will not grow. Period.

   C. Even if you do all of this right and you end up with what you planted, the work is not done. The example I use in the podcast is that of a beautiful flower. Look at the picture on the package of seeds. Isn't it pretty? And, look, you planted that seed, nourished and fed it and took care of it as it grew. And now, look at it - it's just like the picture on the package. IT'S BEAUTIFUL! However, if you walk away thinking the work is done and you stop watering and feeding that flower, it will die. After all of the work that you have put into this effort, it will still die if not continually fed. The work is not done - DO NOT FORGET THAT!

 

ANOTHER MAIN POINT: What you feed your seed and how you feed your seed - or even the fruit of your labor - matters!

 

So, you realize that you must continue to feed your plant, fruit, vegetable....whatever it is that you planted and nourished. You can't just walk away.

 

Now think about this as well: If you start using insecticide instead of water, what will happen? What if you use gasoline instead of water? How about using anti-freeze instead of water?

 

Simple. IT WILL DIE.

 

Sure, you got the right seed. You planted the seed in good soil and you took care of it, carefully nourishing it along the way until it became what it was intended to become.

 

However, if you are not careful, you can kill it no matter how much money you spent in the process or how much time you put into the task. You can NOT get careless and not pay attention to what you are doing!

 

Get the point?

 

You can pour every dime you have into a product or program and it will not guarantee success.

 

You can put the work into putting this program or product into action but, without continued "nourishment" or feeding, that effort will die. "Planting" does not guarantee success.

 

You can do it all right and bring your effort to fruition and create a situation beyond your wildest dreams. Wow, just step back and look at it! Success? Perhaps. However, if you walk away because you have "arrived" and you don't continue to "feed" this effort, it will die in spite of your efforts. That's right, success does not guarantee continued success.

 

Now do you get the point? If you know anything about plants then you know that there is no such thing as just walking away. You understand that it is a continual process to keep this plant healthy and alive.

 

The closest thing to a guarantee with success is your decision to never, ever give up and/or quit on your goals and dreams. You can never stop and you can never walk away.

 

Not if you want that "bumper crop" of whatever it is that you have planted.

 

How long will this last? Is it worth the effort?

 

That's something that can only be answered by you but, in the next article I will be discussing how, even in the plant world, we can see continued results from your current efforts.

 

Be sure to join me for that and, until then, be sure to...

 

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

 

Mike

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What Will Be Your "Harvest"?



What kind of seed do you plant if you want an apple tree? Corn? Of course not, if you plant corn, you will get corn. If you want to get an apple tree, you plant an apple seed, right?

 

SIMPLE.

 

So it is with what we wish to "harvest" in and with our lives, friend.

 

As always, the choice is mine and yours. It is our choice as to what we plant but, know this: we will reap (harvest) what we sow (plant).

 

Notice the quote above from Earl Nightingale: "Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality."

 

What is our subconscious mind? I came up with this analogy in the podcast and I think it's pretty good and easy to understand. Have you ever been around a young child that was learning to talk? You don't think much about what you say because this child has not been talking and you have not been made aware of what the child is actually hearing. And then, one day, the child repeats something back that you have said and you are shocked and embarrassed! The child has simply repeated what it has heard. The child does not understand the meaning or the intent behind the words.

 

So it is with your subconscious mind. Your subconscious mind will pick up whatever you say and do - good or bad and will repeat it back to you. YIKES!

 

This is really not that hard to understand but it IS hard to change and it is hard to stay consistent (repetitious) with as well.

 

If you plant negativity into your subconscious mind and you nourish that "seed" with repetition, day in and day out, and emotion (anger, frustration, depression, hopelessness), then your harvest will BE a life of this negativity. You can't expect a peaceful life by planting and nourishing negativity.

 

The other side of the issue is true as well. I say on my podcast everyday that I believe that "Your greatest education takes place on the campus of your mind." It is of key importance that we all do everything within our power to plant nothing but good and positive thoughts into our subconscious mind.

 

When we plant that good seed and we nourish or water that seed repeatedly and with the emotions that go along with that seed (peace, happiness, joy) then we will reap the benefits of a life of peace, happiness and joy. Such is the harvest from this kind of seed!

 

So, again, it is up to you! Don't get upset when you plant squash and you get squash. Don't get upset when you plant negative thoughts and feelings and that is what you receive in the "harvest".

 

I'm here to help as much as I can with this blog and the podcast. Fill your mind - plant as much as you can - of this kind of "seed" and see what kind of fruit comes from such activity.

 

Get busy "farmer"!

 

And, as you do so, be sure to...

 

"Make it an AWESOME day! (Who else is going to do it for you?)"

 

Mike

 

 

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