Most people try to change others or passively
wait for those around them to change. A few people try to change themselves.
But what we often miss is changing our environment. An optimal life is rarely
created in a poor environment.
Think of our environment like soil. Do we expect
excellent fruit to be produced in our lives while we are planted in mediocre
soil? In farming, the quality of the soil often determines the quality of the
crop. I do not believe our lives are much different.
Any soil can and will grow weeds. If we ignore
our environment and are not intentional about creating our surroundings, we
should not be surprised when weeds spring up.
Yes, we all experience limitations in shaping our
environments, but we must not ignore the agency we do have in making changes to
whom and to what we allow ourselves to be exposed. Negative and bitter friends,
toxic family members, mindless entertainment, doom and gloom news feeds,
unhealthy food – these are elements of your soil you can manage, at least to
some degree.
Be mindful of your soil. A bountiful crop is born
out of excellent soil. If we expect to produce excellent fruit, we must nurture
the soil of our environments.
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