My sister-in-law bought a new house. While most of the lawn looked great, there was one very brown, possibly very dead patch.
Standing around this poor patch, we checked the basics: Water, fertilizer, critters? All good. Maybe we replace the sod and try again?
Armed with a plan, we broke our huddle. My husband stepped on the spot.
CRUNCH!
What was that?
Apparently, they laid the sod and rolled it to a beautifully level lawn.
Now, if they just hadn’t laid and leveled the sod over a stray 2-litre soda bottle . . .
That patch never had a chance.
A large plastic bottle, however flattened and spread out, made it impossible for the sod to reach the ground, to connect with the life-giving dirt it needed to survive. There was a hidden barrier between the roots and soil.
It wouldn’t matter how much water or fertilizer we gave it. It wouldn’t matter how many classes we sent it to or how many evaluations and affirmations we gave it. The barrier STOPPED it.
Thankfully, grass has some unique strengths. It goes dormant.
We removed the bottle, soaked the dirt and both sides of the sod, and waited.
Within weeks, that section was as green and vigorous as the rest of the lawn. That’s how you turn an intention into an achievement!
Do you see? Once the barriers are removed, our strengths wake up. We can choose to use them to activate our intentions. Then it’s as natural as breathing to turn those intentions into achievements.
Isn’t THAT who you want to be?
