Grow

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I received a visit from one of my friends this morning. I have known her for as long as I can remember. We have been through a lot together, from conquering the playground in pre-school all the way to adulthood and all the trials that accompany it. Today we are Women. Women with purpose. Seeing her made we realize how we have grown. Not only grown physically, but in all other areas of our lives too.  Mentally, socially, psychologically, emotionally, spiritually. We have grown.

Her visit made me realize that we all need to grow. Growth is essential if we are to become the people we are destined to become. What does it help anyone by remaining stagnant?

If you look back to last year this time, take stock and ask yourself a few questions. Are you still in the same place now as you were then? Are you still doing the same things you wanted to change then? Do you still have the same bad habits you had?  And if so, are you at least making an effort to change that which you do not want to do anymore? Are you trying to become better? Are you actively taking steps to improve yourself? Or are you still stuck in the same gear with no plan of moving to the next? With no plans of moving forward?

When we grow older, our bodies change.  Our physique alters. Sometimes for the worse. But it alters anyway. And so, to accommodate this change in our bodies, our clothes change. Our demeanour changes. Everything has to change. We need to adapt to the new changes taking place. Change is good. Change is inevitable. And with change, comes the opportunity for growth. So it is with all areas in our lives. Things will always change around us, and although we do not have to drastically alter who we are, we need to adapt to the changes. We need to be prepared for them. These changes taking place within us and the changes taking place around us.

So when things change, let us see it as an opportunity to grow. Let us see it as an opportunity to be moulded into the beings we are supposed to be. Let us continue to grow. Let us take the good with the bad, live and learn, grow.

Today my inspiration is fuelled by those who are able to grow. Regardless of the circumstance. Whether the growth is life changing, or it is merely an inch, they grow. They become better. They refuse to remain stagnant.
Grow.

Take care

Miss Stone

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