Time to Plant Some Seeds

Spring brings much hope to us in what Mother Nature offers in the blossoming of flowers sprouting from the ground, which not too long ago where I live, was covered with snow. It brings a true meaning to the phrase, April showers brings May flowers.

This is also the time of year when gardeners and farmers plant seeds to later harvest a variety of food. But what about planting seeds to grow something else?

I took a leadership class a few years back and was given a card with the following quote by Nelson Henderson: “The true meaning of life is to plant trees; under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”

Here are are more quotes about planting different kinds of seeds:

If your vision is for a year, plant wheat. If your vision is for ten years, plant trees. If your vision is for a lifetime, plant people.

— Chinese Proverb

 

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seed you plant.

— Robert Louis Stevenson

 

Whatever our dreams, ideas or projects, we plant a seed, nurture it and then reap the fruits of our labor.

— Oprah Winfrey

 

My mind is a garden. My thoughts are the seeds. My harvest will be either flowers or weeds.

– Mel Weldon

 

We can’t change people, but we can plant seeds that may one day bloom in them.

– Mary Davis

 

If you plant junk, don’t expect to harvest jewels.
— Luke Taylor

 

A person of words and not deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
~Unknown

Our industry can bring a lot of stress. Digging in the dirt and planting seeds and flowers always helps me relax. And after the hard work, I get to see the fruits of my labor.

What kind of seeds are you planting to help you grow in your garden, in people and in your  life?