The speaker uses his wife's gardening in Florida as a metaphor for the thoughts and beliefs we plant in our minds. The outcomes in our lives are the fruit, but lasting change requires examining and altering the roots, the core beliefs underneath.
Good morning, everyone. Here's your moment of yes from a chilly Florida here on— was it Thursday today? Yeah, today's Thursday. Happy Thursday to everybody. Your moment of yes for today is despite it being a little chilly in Florida, my wife is still planting a few things here in the backyard and on the side of the house. And this morning as I was just kind of looking around, just thinking about her plantings. Have you ever planted something, a flower, a vegetable, anything in a garden, and then you were shocked when it actually grew? That the thing that you planted actually grew? Like you planted a certain kind of seed and that is the fruit? Have you ever just been shocked by that? So why are we shocked in our life when The ideas, the thoughts, the beliefs, the judgments that we are planting in our thoughts day after day after day keep growing and showing up in our experience. It's really not any different. So today, and for the rest of your life, I challenge you to just notice, to take responsibility for what are the thoughts, the beliefs, the ideas that That you're continuously planting deeper and deeper and deeper into your consciousness, into your beliefs. And as a result, how is it possible for anything else to show up in our experience? So maybe it's time to do a little mental, a little spiritual gardening today. And to notice, you'll probably know what seeds are planted in your thoughts by noticing What fruits are showing up in your experience? One is always connected to the other. So if you think you have to dig deeply inside, you probably don't. Just look outwardly and see what's showing up. That'll point you back to the roots. All right, remember, you can't change the fruit unless you change the roots. That's your moment of yes for today, everyone. Have a wonderful day. Thank you.
