When I was a child, every spring the neighbors who lived behind us (the Hoosier family) got a truck load of horse manure dumped all over their backyard. It was premium horsesh*t, courtesy of Mrs. Hoosier’s father who was a mushroom farmer. (An FYI for those who don’t know: horse manure is the best medium to grow mushrooms.)
For a few weeks each spring, our corner of the neighborhood was nearly uninhabitable. The stench somehow defied closed windows and doors, wafting into the house through unseen cracks. Stepping into the backyard was hazardous, and playing on our swing set was out of the question. (Imagine trying to sleep with a couple tons of poop a few steps outside your bedroom.)
BUT come summer, the Hoosier family had the most incredible, bounteous garden. The corn towered over my father’s head, the zucchinis were larger than my forearm, and the tomatoes were so large and so abundant, the plants looked more red than green.
From their small suburban yard, the Hoosiers were able to feed themselves all summer, preserve food for the rest of the year, and had enough left over to share with their neighbors. (And it was delicious!)
This is a very concrete, real life example of turning horsesh*t into fertilizer. Makes perfect sense, right?
But what about the sh*t in your life? The tragedies, the loss, the broken hearts, the trauma, the illness, the disappointment. ALL of that stuff that stinks and sucks and makes you want to run as far away from it as possible?
I’ve got news for you: THAT SH*T IS YOUR FERTILIZER.
When you know how to use it, the BS that life has thrown at you becomes your fuel for growth.
The trick is to know HOW to use the sh*t and not get bogged down in the sh*ttiness of it. Because it stinks, right? It makes you feel horrible, and you want to get away from it ASAP. You may not even want to go near it because the emotional backlash of it is too overwhelming to bear.
I get it. I totally get it. Been there, done that.
Then I learned how to get the “higher perspective” on sh*tty things that have happened in my life. To see how the cruel, tragic and seemingly random events of my life were actually stepping stones on a Divinely laid path leading to a greater future.
Now when I face disappointment or loss, I say, “BRING IT ON!” Because I know how to get the wisdom and gift of a “tragic” circumstance — and do so quickly, so I don’t have to wallow in sh*t for weeks (or month, or years…) — and turn it into rocket fuel.
If you want to learn how to turn sh*t into fertilizer… If you want to mine your life tragedies and find gold… stay tuned here (and comment below so I can make sure you get future posts). I’m going to be sharing more about the process I’ve used and how you can use it, too.
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