What Goes On Underneath

 Do you believe in overnight success?Me either. If you're tired from the chaos, the yelling and arguing, the constant feeling of being behind, and tired of starting over every time the next Pinterest routine doesn't work, this is for YOU!If you want a jumpstart on success that will stick- you want to book the Morning Rhythm Reset.You can also follow me on instagram or facebookI'd love to connect with you!If you are DUN with the hot-mess mom culture and are ready to start creating lasting peace and progress and you'd like a sister to come along side you and help you plant, please click this link and book a free connection call! Let's dig in. Welcome to the Planted On Purpose Podcast, a space for moms who are tired of waking up already exhausted and are ready to trade, hustle for holy. I'm Aurie Riley, an aerospace engineer who grew up into an artist mindset tool creator, a now burnout coach. I am a wife, a mom, and an avid gardener who believes God uses the slow, steady rhythms of nature to teach us how to live well.I help overwhelmed moms step out of survival mode and into a life that finally feels peaceful, grounded, and doable again. Today we're gonna talk about the invisible work that has to happen behind the scenes in the plant world. We talked about last week how the weather and the circumstances actually work on the seed to create just the right environment in order for it to crack open.The seed actually has to break before it can grow. its first work is to grow roots, so often in our lives when we are trying to break through and experience new growth, when we're trying to change and do better, the first thing we have to do is learn how to put down roots.And what that requires is massive action, and what that is is actions that you take that require you to move. These are movements that feel risky, scary, and often frustrating. They challenge you, stretch you, and are painfully uncomfortable, and they are often accompanied by no immediate gratification.The kicker is you can't see any of this happening under your feet. One day you've got an empty veg patch, and the next it's full of teeny little leaves, and we exclaim, "Oh, look what happened last night." It's so human nature to expect immediate results, or at least if we're being reasonable, okay, we expect a linear correlation to our efforts.If I put this effort in, I will get this direct result out in a linear fashion. But when we look around at the real world, we're going to find that it just doesn't work that way. There is no overnight success. The seed may lie dormant in the ground for years before the conditions are right for it to sprout.Here's the thing, it took months. It took months for that one little bulb to do all of that. We don't see any of that.you're thinking, yes, please, but just skip to the end because I just need to know what to do, and you're exhausted from self-improvement. This is for you. The morning rhythm reset is the perfect place for you to start. It's a small first step that helps you identify where your energy is leaking so that you can begin to fill yourself up for a grounded day. All right, let's keep digging. It's not in a straight line. It may be all sorts of crooked underneath there in order to just make it to the top.by the time the daffodil reaches the surface of the soil and we cheer for its success, what enables it to bloom finally after all that time is the tiny actions that it took consistently every minute of every day in order to push through and emerge.Galatians 6:9 says, "Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap if we do not give up." Are you going through something hard? Are your circumstances breaking you open and queuing you up to grow? Well, then I would ask you to reflect on this question.What tiny action can you start today that will move you towards your goal if you're consistent? Until next time, stay planted in purpose and walk in the sun.