Life is like a garden...

I never understood what people meant when the said "life is like a garden" until I spent some time in one myself. I've been cleaning out my Dad's flowerbeds (slowly, but surely) and have had some interesting insights on my own life through it. Let me share a couple of them with you!

~ Sometimes you have to sacrifice good things to make room for better things. I noticed some plants growing that looked like tulips. I tried weeding around them, and when I accidently dug one up I made an amazing discovery. They weren't tulips...they were ONIONS! There were hundreds of little onion sprouts growing, disguised as something a little more lovely. Once I get the onions all removed, it will make room for some truly beautiful plants. Life lesson: Sometimes things we think are ok are really holding us back. Getting rid of those will help us make room for our more beautiful qualities!

~ Along with onions, we also have ivy growing every which way. Ivy is extremely beautiful when it is controlled, and completely overwhelming when not. Remind you of anything? Too much of anything can be damaging. Not only does the ivy look unkempt, but it has begun to choke out some of the other plants and flowers int he bed.
Life lesson: Maybe it's better to clean out things that are taking over our life to see other things that need some attention.

More insights later....as they come up :)