Blooming Together

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." -Ancient Proverb

Learn as you grow, and you will be ever blooming. - Susiebloom

"Don't worry about anything. Instead, pray about everything." (Philippians 4:6)

Don't quit.

"...sometimes having possibilities is enough. You don't think so, in the moment, but looking back you realize that having at least the potential of happiness or freedom or love is not a full life in itself, but it is a seed." - Mark Parsons's The 9:09 Project markhparsons.com

I learn so much from my wonderful guests! Their input and experiences help me keep blooming where I'm planted. Thanks guys, you're all marvelous!

"There is so much good in the worst of us, And so much bad in the best of us, That it ill behooves any of us, To find fault with the rest of us."

"If you want world peace, go home and love your family." - Mother Teresa

"Growth is accepting and recognizing that not every day is gonna feel like progress, and I think there's progress in being okay with that." -Melody Jordan mjmediaproductions.net @melodyjordansings @mjmediaproductionsllc

"A good education can change anyone, a good teacher can change everything."

"There's a light at the end of the tunnel, and it's not the train." - Gina Gluyas https://ginagluyas.com/

"Peace is always right there. You just need to create space for it." - Carol Tuttle

"Don't procrastinate" and other insights from my terrific teenager, and... "Even flowers need rainy days to grow." PS: Sorry about the ring light reflection on my glasses.

Taking action, getting things done, doesn't have to be stressful. As we prepare and put forth intentional effort, progress will be made. Relax... breathe... bloom.

"Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't do something. Prove them wrong." - Robin Spence https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0623123/

"Motion will never produce a final result. Action will." -James Clear https://jamesclear.com/taking-action

The best way to make a difference in the world, the best way to change the world, is to do something in the place where you are... If every single person did that, that's when we will see change in the world. -Gordon B. Hinckley

These wonderful people are blooming where they're planted, and helping others do the same. I appreciate their wisdom, experience, and example to me.

Blooming where you're planted doesn't mean settling for unhappiness if there's anything you can do to affect your situation. - Samantha Scroggin https://walkingoutsideinslippers.wordpress.com/

"Minutes and hours well spent are the building blocks of a life well lived." -Dieter F. Uchtdorf Photo by Susiebloom

"We are all redeemable."

What are the values, needs, and passions that drive your behavior and actions? https://www.betterup.com/blog/self-reflection

Part of blooming is "showing up for myself... to better how I show up in other people's lives."

"In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth, or to step back into safety." -Abraham Maslow Photo by Susiebloom

"Some things you don't have a choice on... you kind of have to go with what life gives you, but it doesn't mean giving up or that you have to stop living your dreams ... you just adapt to what you're given."