Have you ever noticed that trees grow straight up towards the sky even if they were planted on a hill? Well this is because trees [and plants] grow towards the light. So actually from the grounds perspective it would seem like the tree is growing crooked. No matter what angle the roots are planted, the tree remains focused on the light (sun) and goes in that direction, just growing as much as possible thinking that the sky is the limit. Storms may come and temporarily cause the tree to lean, but after weathering the storm, the tree gets back on track. The tree doesnt focus on where it came from, but instead where it wants to go. What are you focusing on? Are you busy looking at what is going on around you? Are you expecting to not reach the light? Are you growing in the same direction as your roots or are you focused and growing towards the light?

Sometimes people are caught between a rock and a hard place. Some find their selves conducting their behavior according to where they came from and not where they want to go. They sometimes do this even if they know better. This is not the wisest choice. Most people in society try to remain loyal to relationships, family heritages and more. Sometimes people never step out of the routine and expose themselves to unfamiliar territory. The downside to this is it can also keep future generations and oneself from making the progress they can achieve and fail to reach the full potential that lies dormant within them. Life teaches alot of lessons. For us not to take heed to them is an injustice to us and those who come in contact with us. If you have an idea that may seem foolish, write it down and save it for a later date. You may not have all of the details put together right now that would make it seem unfoolish. Many prolific inventors of the past seemed foolish with their concepts. Today, we have planes, trains and automobiles that were thought to be inconceivable ideas many years before their existence. It may seem foolish for the tree to actually believe that it will reach the sun but that doesnt change the attempt. The light that the tree attempts to reach is like the goal that we have to set for ourselves. No matter what obstacles or interferences may come, we must remain headstrong and press on towards the goal.

Resources are available all around us at our disposal. It can be done! You can do it and the tree feels the exact same way. Why? Because it is nature. It is natural for us to feel we can conquer more but quite often painful experiences cloud our judgment and hinders our motivation. Dont be blinded by what you can physically see, instead envision what you cannot, then achieve it. Trees can do this with no brain, so you have no excuse. Dont feel ashamed to go against the grain

"Always, tell a friend what you have read and where you read it!"
Author~ D. Robinson
(The 180-Day Theory: Change through Empowerment book)
180Going against The Grain
www.180gatg.com