On Maturity
A Quote to Carry You
November 16, 2015
“We all create the person we become by our choices as we go through life. In a real sense, by the time we are adults, we are the sum total of the choices we have made.” Eleanor Roosevelt
On Maturity – Our world is constantly changing and that is especially evident during this time of year. As autumn begins transitioning into winter, with the days getting shorter, and the air getting colder, it’s hard to believe that we were basking in summer’s sun not long ago. Given we’ve already had our first frost of the season here in the Northeast, I took the opportunity to plant my spring bulbs a couple of weekends ago. As I gathered my gardening tools and started digging into the ground, I couldn’t help but think about how much something as simple as planting bulbs illustrates the necessity and magnificence of maturity.
Although there are many varieties of bulbs that sprout during spring, summer and autumn, they all require a dormant period which allows them to develop their root systems. Spring bulbs even require cold temperatures to start their biological clocks, After spending a few hours strategically placing each bulb into the perfect spot in my garden, and carefully covering them with soil and decorative rocks, no one would have guessed they’d been tucked away beneath the ground. It won’t be until months later that all of the seemingly lifeless bulbs will be coaxed to sprout out of hibernation, bursting with vivacious beauty by the warmth that springtime brings. And so it is with maturity…
As we journey through each day of our lives, we too require difficulties, trials and periods in which we have no choice but to wait. For it is during those times that our own maturity is perfected. Like those inert bulbs that I’ve recently planted in the dark, seclusion of the earth, the more we are exposed to challenges that cause us to develop an inner strength, the more we grow and the more we have within us to help propel us forward to become the persons we are meant to be. When that strength of character is displayed in a noble way…the beauty of maturity blossoms.
May your maturity bloom in a way that will brighten the lives of others.
Peace and love,
Felecia