Those long orange (very versatile) veggies you know & love can teach you a few things about living a better life! And it actually has nothing to do with the nutrients they’re chock full of. Here’s what I’ve noticed..

Growing carrots is fun. Even if you don’t have a large garden, I’d recommend trying it sometime, even in a small space. The tiny brown seeds are sown thinly just slightly below the soil surface.

Their 1st lesson is Patience. You’ll be waiting & watching for about 3 weeks (or more) before the first appearance of finely frilled green stems push their way above the ground.

The 2nd lesson is Prioritizing. You are going to get a LOT of carrots exuberantly sprouting along their rows. It’s so exciting to see this fresh new life appear from the tiny dry brown lifeless-looking flakes of seeds you placed in the dirt a month ago. The harsh fact is, most of these will need to be yanked out of the ground... For about 80% of these little green guys (just a wild estimation here haha) their job is complete once they’ve assisted their neighbors in breaking the surface in search of the sun. The only way you will grow these fledgling veggies into full-size carrots is to give them more room. The only way to do that is to thin them out. (Just a warning - this never gets easier – at least I always feel kinda bad about having to make the decision of who stays & who must go..). How does this apply to your life? In order to optimize your time & energy, your life will undoubtedly require some thinning of the busyness and distractions that drain your resources. If you focus more energy and attention on fewer things, they have a chance to grow bigger & stronger and juicier. What else is there to learn from a carrot? Read on!

How many times have you heard or seen the reference to the proverbial carrot as a visual for attaining your goals? Picture it - a donkey pulling a cart with the driver dangling a carrot before his nose from a long stick. Apparently, the donkey keeps walking forward trying to reach the carrot, while also pulling the cart. Once they reach the destination, the donkey earns his reward & can finally eat that carrot AND the driver gets to where he wanted to go!

So, the 3rd lesson here is Perseverance. Keep your eyes on your carrots! Define & refine your goals so they are clear and very tempting. Envision them ripe with all the details you can possibly imagine. When you can see, taste, smell and FEEL the reward - so sweet, so juicy, so satisfying – then Patience and Prioritizing becomes easier.

It's best if these first 3 lessons, Patience, Prioritizing & Perseverance are practiced continually. Patience is needed to keep your hopes up and your optimism high. Prioritizing is very important, as you will need to reassess and do more thinning multiple times during the growing season (this also applies to your carrot crop). Perseverance will get you to the final end goal with a positive attitude. But there’s still more!

Lesson #4 is Packaging. Don’t get hung up on only accepting your dreams if they appear in a certain package at a certain time. You shouldn’t try to program every single detail in such a rigid way that the universe is restricted by what will satisfy you. The universe has bigger & better things in store for you! Imagine, visualize and vocalize all the details of your goals, using all your senses – the plan here is to really FEEL the goal. That’s what the universe will fulfill, the feeling – and what materializes will be better than what you’ve dreamed up. So, allow for variations on the packaging and the timing. (And just like the donkey & his driver, the best goals are designed to bless others too.)

When you harvest those carrots, there will surely be some wonky misshapen ones, some big, some small, but they will all have the same sweet taste of success! Just like the abundance that is all around you, notice the unexpected beauty in the green stems on top. Add them to a bouquet of flowers as a gorgeous accent! Every time you eat your bright orange bountiful veggies, you will be rewarded for your patience, prioritizing, perseverance, and for appreciating the packaging they arrived in. Be sure to celebrate your carrots (& their lessons) whether you grew your own, were gifted some or bought them!! Who knew how smart they were?! You would be wise to apply the same 4 lessons they’ve taught me - Patience, Prioritizing, Perseverance & Packaging to create much abundance in your life!

Growing carrots (and gardening in general) is a great way to spend time with your family & friends – get everyone involved. Marvel at the magic of seeing seeds sprout and grow into food. It’s always a thrill to discover fresh tomatoes, cucumbers & beans hiding amongst the plant leaves, and who can resist fresh peas? Zipping those plump pods to reveal the sweet crunchy orbs is so satisfying! I fondly remember shelling peas with my Oma as a little girl. The original “snap chat” lol.

I’d love to hear your gardening memories, the lessons you’ve learned from spending time growing things, and any recipes you care to share! I’ve included several recipes featuring carrots in the newest edition of my “Let’s Eat!” cookbook series “My Top 150+ Recipes”. If you’d like a copy, you can get it right 👉 here.

See you at the carrot patch!

xo Deena

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