ROOTS

Well, a new year is here. If you’re like me, you stayed up late just to make sure the sun set on the previous one. And once again, we have another chance to fill a new book with all the forgotten things from the previous year. The goals we didn’t accomplish, the words we forgot to say, and the love we forgot to show. What this new year brings you will greatly depend on what you bring into the new year! Old habits die hard. Toxic habits, negative people and negative energy always tend to make a comeback when you’re trying to better yourself. We repeat what we don’t repair, and we can’t fix what we can’t face! This is your year, and failure is no longer an option. It’s time to burn the boats!

This is your year for greatness, no more playing it small, and messing around and completely ignoring your mission and purpose. Your journey will not be easy. It will take time, and your fears, doubts and insecurities will be breathing on the back of your neck. This is your year to put aside any setbacks or failed attempts at success that have weighed on you for so long, along with any anxiety, fear, or frustration. It doesn’t deserve your time or energy anymore.

Failure can be a hard teacher. God has a unique way of giving you the test first and the lesson afterward. And you’ll learn that your situation will keep repeating itself until you learn the lesson, but the only mistake in life is the lesson not learned. The past is where you learned the lesson and the future is where you apply what the lesson has taught you.

Big things come from small beginnings. Every habit starts with a single seed. And sowing good seeds in bad soil will affect how it roots and grows. And once the roots of that seed entrench themselves, good or bad, it won’t be easily uprooted. Plant the good seed now but understand the day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit. It takes time for the seeds to begin growing within, time to understand the process, and time for growth to mature. There are going to be moments when you will bloom, then wilt, only to bloom again. But the day will come when staying closed is more painful than taking the risk to bloom. Cultivate deep roots!