Every seed destroys its container, or else there would be no fruition.” - Florida Scott-Maxwell “Life does not accommodate you it shatters you.To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.” - Cynthia Occelli The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes.

“For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone.“The tiny seed knew that in order to grow it needed to be dropped in dirt, covered in darkness, and struggle to reach the light.” - Sandra Kring.“We can’t change people, but we can plant seeds that may one day bloom in them.” - Mary Davis.Sometimes we need to just do the best we can and then trust in an unfolding we can't design or ordain.” - Sharon Salzberg “An ordinary favor we do for someone or any compassionate reaching out may seem to be going nowhere at first, but may be planting a seed we can't see right now.“You never quite know what you do in life that leaves a seed behind that grows into an oak tree.” - Michael Portillo.“The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another’s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.” - Leo Buscaglia.“ Gratitude for the seemingly insignificant - a seed - this plants the giant miracle.” - Ann Voskamp.“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.” - Robert Louis Stevenson.The harvest can either be flowers or weeds.” - William Wordsworth “Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds.We carry the seeds of the one or the other with us in our minds wherever we go.” - Martha Washington “The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our disposition, and not on our circumstances.“Every leaf that grows will tell you: what you sow will bear fruit, so if you have any sense my friend, don’t plant anything but Love.” - Rumi.And here's to being part of the making of that beauty.Ģ1 Quotes about Planting Seeds for a New Beginning Sow What You Want to Reap Here’s to all the things we’d like to watch grow more beautiful this year. Here's to growing more patient in seasons of waiting, and more resilient because of all we've been through. So, here's to the curiosity that keeps wonder alive.

And to see that you hold the seeds of all sorts of healing in your own hands. To realize you have power over how you experience your experiences.

*You* need a certain level of self-awareness to understand your own impact on the world around you. The things you want to change and improve need commitment. Just like a garden needs its rain and sunlight and weeding, your relationships need to be tended. And I think that's something worth talking about. These quotes talk about taking personal responsibility for what we do and say. You're making a dent in the universe and you matter, in a very real way. You plant seeds every single day, in the world and in others, with every thought you think and word you speak and action you take. I wanted to share these quotes about planting seeds with you today, not because it's the season for it, but because it's *always* the season to sow a little good karma. There's just something about seeing things grow, about seeing them sprout up from seemingly nowhere at all - it's as close to magic as love is. Pretty close to it, anyway.

“What do you mean?” “To plant seeds in - to make things grow - to see them come alive.” - Frances H. “Might I,” quavered Mary, “might I have a bit of earth?” “Earth!” he repeated.

We all have to grow up song