When I was a kid, I grew sunflowers in our family garden. I was very excited, because this was the first thing that I had planted and nurtured all on my own. All summer long, I put my heart and soul into cultivating my plants. I watered them daily and pulled the weeds that sprung up around them. And my sunflowers grew to tall heights, ripe with seeds. 

When it was time to harvest my plants, I put them into our storage shed to dry, where I promptly forgot about them (out of sight is out of mind, especially when you’re a pre-teen enjoying the lazy days of summer). When I finally remembered my sunflowers, I went to collect the seeds and found that the fruits of my labor were gone! Mice had snuck into our shed and had picked my sunflowers clean. 

You Will Reap What You Sow 

I learned a valuable lesson that summer that has stuck with me through the years: Don’t put your heart and soul into growing your dreams and then shut them away where they wither and die. Instead, reap what you sow and enjoy the efforts of your work. Make a salad, can the fruit, or share your abundance with your neighbor. (In other words, finish your education, start that business, improve your love life, or follow your heart’s desire.) 

I know so many people who start down the path toward a dream or a goal and when the going gets a little rough, or they reach the smallest roadblock, they abandon their destination and take the easy way out. In this case, you will also reap what you sow, which will most like be regret. 

Plant the seeds of your dreams, and follow them through to fruition. By doing so, you will honor your higher self and live a more fulfilling life.

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