bloom where youre planted: A Recurring Theme For Success: Bloom Where You're Planted! - 08/12/10 07:49 AM

Bloom where you're planted!  (If you're a pessimist, move on.)
Compare and contrast the environment for two identical, thriving cacti. 
The little guy on the left has all the luck!  Of course it's doing well!  He sprouted where there's soil for his roots, shade from that bush on the right, and level ground to retain water from the monsoon rains.
The cactus above has none of that.  The only soil to nourish its roots is that which blows into the rock crevice during a dust storm.  Perched eight feet above the desert floor on barren rock, he has no shade … (31 comments)

bloom where youre planted: Tucson's King Canyon Trail: Bloom Where You're Planted? It's A Little Tough Right Now, Isn't It? - 01/16/10 03:53 PM

I was hiking very early Friday morning in King Canyon, in the Tucson Mountains.  The view on the right is looking up the cayon to the east toward the rising sun.
Parking in the lot just north of the entrance to the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum (it's a zoo ~ one of the ten best in the world) I clicked "start" on the GPS on my Blackberry and walked up the King Canyon Trail for a mile, to the place where the King Canyon Trail crosses the arroyo you see on the right.  From that point, I hiked back to … (43 comments)

bloom where youre planted: Staying With Your Business: Fight? Or Flight? - 12/26/08 12:15 AM

The Arizona-Sonoran Desert is my home, and a beautiful place it is!  I'm hiking in a few minutes, the day after Christmas, and I wanted to share this with you before going out.
God never promised that your life or your business would be a walk in the park.  Mine hasn't been.  But this December 26th, I'm grateful for the life I have, the wonderful people who surround me, and the ability to take things one day at a time.  Just like this saguaro in the high places of the Tucson Mountains.
Mother used to say "bloom where you're planted."  … (58 comments)

 
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