You are planted

The other night David and I were watching a very, very corny movie lol! It was a hot mess, but it was a Saturday night and we were entertained so we stuck with it until the end.

And at the end the psychiatrist (Taye Diggs, LOL) said something that actually stuck with me. So much so I had to write it down.

He said, “You are not buried, you’re planted. Choose to grow.”

It stopped me in my tracks and I almost forgot about the chaotic movie we just witnessed. It made me think a lot about my life currently and how it’s changed so much. A lot of the time, I have felt buried: learning to be a mom, pushing through each day despite being exhausted, maintaining my career as a solopreneur, managing finances, prioritizing my marriage, being a present friend, and there for my mom.

On top of wanting to get back into my fitness journey and prioritizing my self-care rituals. It’s been a lot, to say the least.

But this phrase let me know that all of these things aren’t here to bury or overwhelm me. They are to help me grow in this new season.

I’m being pushed to find a new way of maneuvering through my day to day that looks a lot different than it has before. It feels like being buried at first, but what’s happening is I’m being forced to breathe new life into how I show up. So, I have to seize the opportunity.

If you’re feeling buried right now, hit pause and take a step back. Challenge yourself to see if this is actually you being planted. Are you instead being forced to grow?

xo, Aisha Beau