Nurture vs. Nature

As I corrected the home-study tests, I could hear our clients still talking about New Year’s resolutions.

I always thought January 1^st was a good day to make changes, but danger lies in believing the day is magical.  January 1^st is much like any other day. The magic comes from within. It’s a gathering of strength, creating a spark.

The spark has to be nurtured.  Picture a man starting a campfire on a drizzly day. He lights tiny twigs, then blows life into the fire, shielding the flame with his hands and body.  He piles on small sticks he’d laid nearby. Slowly he adds larger logs until he has a roaring fire that burns despite the wind and rain.

A second man throws logs in a pile, douses them with lighter fluid, and tosses on a match.  Flames shoot up, burn briefly, and then flicker out. He curses the weather, saying it’s impossible to enjoy a campfire under these conditions.

People who nurture change tend to succeed.  The rain may fall, but they don’t let the world douse their flame.

Today I will nurture whatever changes I need to make.

  

Dogged Determination ©2018 & 2019 by Ken Montrose

Dogged Determination is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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