The Same Pot, The Same Soil… But a Brand New Me 🌱
How a dying plant taught me everything I needed to know about growth, healing, and becoming.
For years, I had this little pothos plant sitting quietly in a corner of my home. If you know anything about pothos, they’re supposed to be the “easy ones”—low maintenance, hard to kill, and practically grow just by breathing near them.
But mine? It barely held on.
Its leaves were dull, droopy, and sparse. Every now and then, a new leaf would try to push through, but it would shrivel up before fully opening. I tried everything—different spots, more light, less water, more water, pep talks (yes, I talk to my plants), even plant food. Still, nothing changed. And honestly, I was ready to toss it and move on. It felt like it just wasn’t meant to grow.
Fast forward to a few months ago—I walked past it like I always do and froze.
Was that a new leaf? A healthy one? And wait… there were more?!
The leaves were brighter, the stems were stronger, and there was a vibrancy I had never seen in it before.
What changed?
Same pot.
Same soil.
Same plant.
But the environment was completely different.
The External Shift That Reflected My Internal One
You see, I had moved. Not just physically—but energetically. Emotionally. Spiritually.
Over the last 9 months, I’ve been doing the deepest work I’ve ever done on myself.
Meditation. Journaling. Stillness. Therapy. Reflection. Tears. Letting go. Saying goodbye to things (and people) that were never mine to carry. Offering forgiveness—especially to myself. Learning to love parts of me I used to silence. Learning to rest. Learning to act even when I was scared.
I wasn’t just rearranging furniture in my life—I was rearranging who I was becoming.
I stopped surviving and started healing.
So no wonder the plant finally began to grow.
It was never the plant’s fault. It just needed a better environment to become what it was always meant to be.
A Living Metaphor for My Life
That little pothos is me.
For years, I was trying to “thrive” in places and relationships that didn’t nourish me. In a mindset that told me I had to earn rest. In habits that masked my pain instead of healing it. I kept pouring effort into results I couldn’t see, thinking maybe something was wrong with me.
But nothing was wrong with me. Just like nothing was wrong with the plant.
I needed a new environment.
Not just physically—but emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
I needed people who poured into me, routines that restored me, and peace that wasn’t negotiable.
Now, I’m blooming.
In my business. In my healing. In my purpose. In my joy.
I’m closing chapters with love and walking boldly into new beginnings with faith.
I’ve stopped asking for permission to grow.
Here's What I’ve Learned:
Growth doesn’t always require changing everything. Sometimes it just requires changing the atmosphere.
Letting go isn’t giving up. It’s clearing space for what’s real and aligned.
You can’t thrive in environments that keep you small.
Healing is messy. But growth always follows the mess.
Self-love isn’t a luxury. It’s a lifeline.
So What About You?
Maybe you feel like that plant—dull, tired, barely hanging on, wondering why nothing you try is working.
Maybe it’s not about trying harder. Maybe it’s about shifting environments.
Ask yourself:
What in my life is nourishing me?
What is draining me?
Where am I asking for permission to bloom when I could just go ahead and grow?
Because let me tell you—once you change your environment, even slightly,
Everything else begins to come alive.
Same pot.
Same soil.
New energy.
New you. 🌿
Let this be your reminder: You are not behind. You are not broken. You are not too late.
You’re just waiting on the right conditions to rise into your full bloom.
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