Making yourself bigger than your challenges

You don’t overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger. – John C. Maxwell

As I walked to the mailbox yesterday, I noticed the persistent little "Johnny Jump-Ups" popping up in the rocks along the driveway.  Every year, I spend time moving them to where I think they should be and every year, they pop up where I don't think they should be.  They seem to overcome great challenges and even grow larger than the plants that don't have the obstacles.  How is that?  I'm not sure.  They can't change the size of the rocks they are growing up through.  Nature seems to give them just the right amount of tenacity to overcome the obstacle.

I wonder what it would look like if I had no rocks there, no obstacles for them to grow through.  Would it be full of flowers or would they seed themselves somewhere else?  Maybe they like the challenges.  Maybe the heat of the rocks helps them grow?   What do you do when challenges come about in your life?  Do you wait for someone to replant you or do you make yourself bigger and face the challenges at hand?

Happy Saturday - thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy the challenging moments in life!

They grow as fast as the weeds...I think I
remember hearing that they really are weeds themselves?

Look how strong and healthy this one
is right next to the concrete, very little dirt.

Right in the middle of big rocks, still blooming.

Here's the safe zone, along with the hostas.

Oh boy...have I got work to do to move all of
these tenacious little "weeds".