Mindfulness

Dear Diary, 

In May, B and I began an experiment. After watching numerous videos, we placed two avocado seeds in water and tracked their progress diligently. We changed their water, gently washed the roots and spoke to them everyday. 

The result, one of the seeds has grown a plant tall enough and is ready to be transferred to the soil. The other is still in the sprouting stage even after two and half months. 

Both seeds were planted at the same time and were given the same treatment, yet both responded differently. 

The way I see it, it's about mindfulness. The first seed, focused it's energy on growing upwards. With single minded determination, it kept pushing. The second seed focused on it's roots. and that curbed it's upward growth. 

We are a lot like the avocado plants. We too are placed in situations and in stead of growing bigger and better, we focus our energy on what is not required. 

Here's to being more mindful of the things we invest ourselves in. 

The Sunday Visitor.