A plant will lose its flowers because it’s growing. If the current flower doesn't fall away, growth will not occur. It's the same with us, just substitute the flower with our habits. Life is a natural process of learning and growing, but the base of growth is dependent on seeing the new that's replacing the familiar. For years I used an old lawn mower and was constantly repairing it just to keep it running. This is the way many people live their life. Constantly making adjustments and repairs just to keep it running; not true living. It wasn't until I purchased a new lawn mower that it was realized just how broken down the old one was. This goes with the saying "You don't know what you don't know" this is also what happened to me when I finally let go of the familiar habits in place. I started realizing just how out of sorts my thinking was; I began the process of changing the familiar habits.
Although learning is a natural process of life, learning to grow spiritually is not automatic. It does seem to take some effort even if it's only the willingness to go in a different direction. There are many intellects in the world who don't have a clue as to what it means to live in the space to grow spiritually; they never seem to let go of their familiar habits. The mind loves the familiar and will always try to convince you it's better to stay with those habits instead of going into the unknown. It may be true that you don't know what you don’t know, but if this isn't investigated, the only thing you will ever know is your familiar habits (the old). And because nothing new is being allowed in, your familiar habits will remain in place and new growth will not be allowed to occur…
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