To know me is to know I love summertime fruit.

Berries, melons, stone fruits (even though I’ve recently become allergic to them, I still eat them lol) are all apart of my morning routine.

It’s the best.

Stone fruits like peaches, cherries and plums got me thinking.

The pit is the seed of the fruit which symbolizes regeneration and beginning of new life.

Abundance.

The pit of fruit signals an investment into the future.

Consider concepts like seed funding and seed capital which investors put money into a startup.

Investors see the potential for abundance through the opportunity someone or something is presenting that may not existed before in our world.

The same holds true in the nonprofit sector. Seed grants are awarded to organizations who are dedicated to innovation in their field.

People who are excited and inspired about potential for a new idea; the creativity of what is possible.

We even use the vernacular of “planting seeds” when we discuss sharing ideas and in teaching new concepts.

By planting the idea seeds, we are looking to inspire change.

We invest our time and energy in the person(s) to make the change because we believe in their capabilities and potential.

The PIT of the fruit is a analogy of how we invest in ourselves and in others.

We need Presence in understanding what’s at stake and the purpose of why something needs to change.

We are curious and Inquire about new information to make sense of how change will happen. We get curious about ourselves and others and in doing so, we feel inspired to move forward.

Trusting ourselves in making the investment for our own and others betterment is achieved through transparency of what is entailed and connection to ourselves.

PIT symbolizes growth and possibility.

Planting the pits and seeds of your dreams is the beginning of something you get to cultivate for yourself and inspire others to do the same.

What are you planting today?

Opinions are like a$&*#!%s. Everyone has one.

If this is to be true, then why listen to the opinions of friends and family who give guidance or ideas counter to your values?

One of my clients recently had this experience and she trusted herself and what she learned in working with me to do what’s in the dog’s best interest.

She shared with me about how she’s on a trip with some friends and her dog came along.

Instead of her dog, Sally going out and about when the group goes sightseeing for a few hours here and there, my client set up her dog’s space in her hotel room.

Sally is content and happy to have time to herself.

My client learned that Sally isn’t comfortable greeting everyone because Sally is slow to warm up and takes time to trust new people.

Sally also enjoys some time to rest and relax.

Make sense.

My client trusts herself to know that even when others are telling her what to do and how to train Sally, my client let the words roll right over her.

The relationship my client has with Sally was born out of trust and love. Not only does Sally trust her, but my client learned through this relationship that she can trust herself to make the right choices with Sally’s best interest in mind.

Our dogs teach us so much about ourselves and also how to live a values driven life.

It’s up to you to make the choice to prioritize the best interest of your dog and when you do, you get to experience a whole new up-leveling of your life.