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She would bloom where she was planted and let her roots close around the throats of her enemies.
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Julie C. Dao (Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Rise of the Empress, #1))
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Bloom Where You're Planted
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Mary Engelbreit
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Bloom where you are planted and sow where you are fed...
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Stella Payton
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We have to bloom where we are planted, enjoy the sunlight while we can, and thank the heavens for the rain that not only beats us down, but feeds us and makes us stronger.
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Ben Behunin (Remembering Isaac: The Wise and Joyful Potter of Niederbipp (Remembering Isaac, #1))
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When you stop blooming where you've been planted, it's time to put down new roots.
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Mandy Hale (I've Never Been to Vegas, but My Luggage Has: Mishaps and Miracles on the Road to Happily Ever After)
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DAY TWENTY I DECLARE that I am calm and peaceful. I will not let people or circumstances upset me. I will rise above every difficulty, knowing that God has given me the power to remain calm. I choose to live my life happy, bloom where I am planted, and let God fight my battles. This is my declaration.
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Joel Osteen (I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life)
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we cannot change where God has put us. If we are to bloom at all, we must bloom where we have been planted.
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Lisa Wingate (Tending Roses (Tending Roses #1))
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So we bloom where we are planted, turning our faces to the sun. - From the 2013 Call the Midwife Christmas Special
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Heidi Thomas
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Today I woke up! Someone else saw their last day yesterday. That is all I need to know to make this day great.
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Germany Kent
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Bloom where planted
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Karin Boutall (Community Gardens (Community Gardens Series#1))
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Bloom Where You're Planted”. ― Mary Engelbreit
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Mary Engelbreit
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Bloom where you're planted.
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Bishop of Geneva, Saint Francis de Sales
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Always leave behind a garden.
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Toni Orrill
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Bloom where you are planted,' the poster reads. But the poster does not tell the whole story. ' plant yourself where you know you can bloom' may well be the poster we all need to see. Or better yet, "Work the arid soil however long it takes until something that fulfills the rest of you finally makes the desert in you bloom.
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Joan D. Chittister (Between the Dark and the Daylight: Embracing the Contradictions of Life)
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Bloom where you are planted--it drives the weeds crazy!
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Celine Chatillon Cynthianna
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When you stop blooming where you’ve been planted, it’s time to put down new roots.
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Mandy Hale (I've Never Been to Vegas, but My Luggage Has: Mishaps and Miracles on the Road to Happily Ever After)
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Not everyone can bloom where they are planted. Some folks have to go seek out the sun.
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Georgia Dunn (Elvis Puffs Out: A Breaking Cat News Adventure)
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There is a part of blooming which I did not understand, you see. You can be a flower all your life but still not understand it. Blooming is one thing; but blooming where you are planted is another. It's so easy to say, "I will bloom when I am there", but you need to be saying, "I will bloom right here, where I was planted." Because until I bloom "right here", I'm never going to actually bloom; because we cannot do it in concept, you see, we must bloom now. We must bloom here. The flower must trust.
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C. JoyBell C.
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Consider the blue rose: if she were to say, "I will only bloom when I am blue", then she would never bloom at all. Blue roses do not exist. But the blue rose is a rose that bloomed white, then somebody's hands came to paint her blue later on. Someone saw her, and painted blue on her. There would be no blue roses at all if white ones didn't bloom where they are planted. Things change. Bloom now.
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C. JoyBell C.
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I thought this director gig was just one of those side roads we take at times on the journey to our true purpose. Now I see that in God's economy, nothing is wasted
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Gay Idle (Bloom Where You're Planted)
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Bloom where you are planted.
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Lynda Cheldelin Fell
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Bloom where you’re planted and if you can’t do that, plant where you bloom. —Dutch Callahan
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Lori Wilde (The Cowboy Takes a Bride (Jubilee, Texas, #1))
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No trial comes without a blessing attached.
Bloom where you are planted.
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Wanda Mitchell
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Bloom Where You Are Planted" It has been my life's philosophy, or in the words of Mick Jagger, "you can't always get want you want, but you get what you need.
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Emily Bex
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There is a part of blooming which I did not understand, you see. You can be a flower all your life but still not understand it. Blooming is one thing; but blooming where you are planted is another. It's so easy to say, "I will bloom when I am there", but you need to be saying, "I will bloom right here, where I was planted." Because until I bloom "right here", I'm never going to actually bloom; because we cannot bloom in concept, you see, we must to bloom now. We must bloom here.
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C. JoyBell C.
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It seemed to him that she looked completely at home in the classic truck, but then, he supposed that spoke more of her personality than of the vehicle. She was probably at home...wherever she was planted. Ha! That thought had come straight from his wife. She was always admonishing the boys, "Bloom where you're planted." By the time they were in high school, they'd learned it did no good complaining to their mother about teachers, coaches, or chores. Her response was consistent throughout their road to adulthood.
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Vannetta Chapman (Murder Simply Brewed (Amish Village Mystery #1))
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I realised one day not so long ago, that I believe in many things, but that I do not trust any of them. I have, for the longest time, not trusted anything that I believe in. And so it dawned upon me: that belief and trust are two entirely different things. One may believe wholeheartedly without trusting for a minute. I have been like a seed in the ground: believing that the Sun is shining somewhere up there; believing that rain falls and that it probably feels really good too; believing that there is Winter and Summer, Spring and Fall... but never trusting anything that I believe in enough to break through the soil and reach my branches up towards the sky! The French have a saying from the 15'th Century: "Fleuris là où tu es plantée", which means, "Bloom where you are planted". Blooming has everything to do with trust, I have discovered, and very little to do with belief. To become anything at all, the seed must trust. And so shall I.
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C. JoyBell C.
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The Bible isn’t a formula, a quick fix, or a self-help strategy plan; it is a life-transforming love letter from the heart of God to you and me. In an age where so many seek to better themselves through worldly methods, we as Christ-followers must cling to this truth: “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever” (Isaiah 40:8). A soul anchored to the hope found in the life, death, and resurrection of Christ will always bloom where it’s planted.
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Gretchen Saffles (The Well-Watered Woman: Rooted in Truth, Growing in Grace, Flourishing in Faith)
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Bloom where you are planted.
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Mary Engelbert
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Bloom where you're planted.
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Vidya Birkhoff
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You gots to live as hard as you can where you be. You gots to look deep inside and find out all the thin’s you got to give the world. Then you got to give it. You can’t spend all your days lookin’ backward, and you can’t spend all your days lookin’ forward. It’s today that counts, Rose. Yous got to bloom where you be planted. God’s got you planted here for now.
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Virginia Gaffney (Storm Clouds Rolling In: 1860-1861 (The Bregdan Chronicles, #1))
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Flowers remind us that life is full of surprises, so bloom where you planted.
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Earlkirk Adriatico
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their teachings. If you were born and raised in some other religious system, obey and follow their teachings.” And then the preacher concluded by giving out the ever famous quote: “Bloom where God planted you and you will be in the center of His will.
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Joe Keim (My People, the Amish: The True Story of an Amish Father and Son)
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The minister said, “It’s like this! The people of the world are all making their way toward God on different sides of the mountain. When we get to the top, God will sort it all out.” He went on to say, “According to Ephesians 6:2, God’s first commandment to children everywhere is to obey their parents. If your parents are Amish, obey and follow their teachings. If you were born and raised in some other religious system, obey and follow their teachings.” And then the preacher concluded by giving out the ever famous quote: “Bloom where God planted you and you will be in the center of His will.
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Joe Keim (My People, the Amish: The True Story of an Amish Father and Son)
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Gdmng, Sunshine! This morning, I offer a gentle reminder: even when everything sucks, pretend you’re a wildflower & push through anyway.
Isn’t it amazing how wildflowers just, like, grow anywhere & bring beauty to the space that they inhabit?? So inspiring!
Darling listen – this isn’t about blind optimism; it’s about embracing a spirit of wildflower. Let you truly believe you have a wildflower heart within you, meant to blossom freely, resiliently & untamed.
May this unearth the hope that lies within you. Sweetheart, in this season of growing, I want you to learn to embrace this beautiful characteristic & the tough sides of yourself. No matter how chaotic it is, let you spring up, grow & expand in the middle of nowhere like a wildflower.
May you bloom in a way you are meant to & bring beauty to this world simply with your thoughts, words & actions.. Blessings!
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Rajesh Goyal, राजेश गोयल
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Have you ever thought that God may have you somewhere on purpose so you can be a good example? God may want your light to shine, to brighten the days, to make a difference where you are. Why don’t you take a different perspective?
If you pass that test and bloom where you are planted, God will open new doors. But as long as you are negative and complaining, nothing will change. You are not in position for God to promote you if you are not the best you can be right where you are.
When you are in an uncomfortable situation, realize that either God is doing a work in you or He is using you to do a work in someone else. There is a purpose. There is nothing wrong with asking God to change a situation. But until it happens, you have to trust that where you are is where you should be.
I’ve found that sometimes God has us endure a difficult season to help somebody else. We have to sow a seed and be uncomfortable, treated unfairly. We have to be extremely patient and kind and overlook things just so another person can become what God has created that individual to be.
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Joel Osteen (Every Day a Friday: How to Be Happier 7 Days a Week)
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We are responsible for helping and encouraging others, for guiding them further along. But we are not responsible for their choices. You cannot force a good attitude upon someone. If they want to live in the pits, unhappy, discouraged, and in self-pity, that’s their choice. Do not allow them to drag you into the pit with them.
If you spend all your time trying to encourage others, trying to make them do what’s right, trying to keep them cheered up, they’ll drain all the life and energy out of you. You cannot bloom if you spend all your time trying to keep others happy. That is not your responsibility.
I learned long ago that not everyone wants to be happy. Some people want to live in the pits. They like the attention it brings them. Make the decision to say: “If you don’t want to be happy, that’s fine, but you can’t keep me from being happy. If you want to live in the pits, that’s your choice, but I’m not diving in there with you. If you want to be a weed, you can be a weed, but I’m a flower. I’m blooming. I’m choosing a good attitude. I’m smiling. I’m happy despite my circumstances.”
When you bloom in the midst of weeds, you sow a seed to inspire and challenge the people around you to come up higher, and that’s a seed for God to take you higher.
You may be in a negative environment right now. The people in your life may not be going places. They may lack goals, dreams, vision, enthusiasm. You may not see how you could ever rise above. It might be easy to just accept and settle where you are and think this is your destiny.
Let me challenge you. This is not your destiny. You were made for more. God has incredible things planned for your future, but you have to do your part and bloom where you’re planted. What does that mean? Develop your gifts and talents. Whatever you do, whatever your occupation is, do your best to be the best. Improve your skills. Read books. Take training courses. Go back to school if you need to. But don’t you dare just sit back and think, I’ll never rise any higher. I’ll never get out of this neighborhood. I guess this is just my lot in life.
Your lot in life is to excel. It’s to go further. It’s to make a difference in this world. Take a stand and say, “I will not settle where I am. I was made for more. I’m a child of the Most High God. I have seeds of greatness on the inside. So I am rising up to be the best I can be right here, knowing God will take me where I’m supposed to go.
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Joel Osteen (Every Day a Friday: How to Be Happier 7 Days a Week)
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Bloom where you’re planted. Don’t make excuses. Don’t go through life thinking, I’ve got a disadvantage. I’ve got too many obstacles. I’m the wrong nationality. I come from the wrong family. I don’t have the connections. I could never get out of this environment.
You may not see how you will rise above, but God sees. He already has a way. Your destiny is not determined by how you were raised, or by your circumstances, or by how many odds are against you; your destiny is determined by the Creator of the universe. And if you take what God has given you and make the most of it, like Chi Chi did, God will open doors. He will give you good breaks, and He will place the right people across your path.
Get rid of your excuses. Quit waiting for things to change. Sow a seed and be happy right now. When you’re in difficult times, remember: Either God is doing a work in you or He’s using you to do a work in someone else. As long as you’re in faith, where you are is where you’re supposed to be.
Quit fighting to go somewhere else. Be the best you can be right where you are. If you make this decision to bloom where you’re planted, you pass the test. God promises He will pour out His blessings and favor. You’ll not only live happy, but also God will take you places you’ve never even dreamed of.
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Joel Osteen (Every Day a Friday: How to Be Happier 7 Days a Week)
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Bloom where you are planted
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Mary Engelbreit
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God knows we occasionally feel like we lack potential, but He sees the potential in all of us
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Mary Rodman (Bloom Where You're Planted)
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A lot of people use the excuse, “I’m negative because I’ve had negative things happen to me.” They’ll offer excuses like these:
“My business didn’t make it.”
“A friend did me wrong.”
“I had a bad childhood.”
“I’m dealing with a sickness, and that’s why I’m sour.”
It’s not your circumstances that make you negative, it’s your attitude about those circumstances. You can take twenty positive people and twenty negative people and give them the exact same problem--put them on the same job, in the same family, and at the same house--and the twenty positive people will come out just as positive and happy, with great attitudes. The negative people will still be just as negative. They can have the same problems and same circumstances, but much different attitudes.
What’s the difference? Positive people have made up their minds to enjoy life. They focus on the possibility, not the problem. They’re grateful for what they have, and they don’t complain about what they don’t have. Positive people know that God is in control, and that nothing happens without His permission. They choose to bloom where they are planted. They’re not waiting to be happy when the situation changes. They’re happy while God is changing the situation.
When you’re positive, you’re passing the test. You’re saying, “God, I trust you. I know you’re fighting my battles.”
If you are not happy where you are, you won’t get where you want to be. Don’t wait for everything to change before you have a good attitude. If you have a good attitude now, God can change the situation.
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Joel Osteen (You Can You Will: 8 Undeniable Qualities of a Winner)
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Bloom where you're planted." - Mary Engelbreit
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Lin Stepp
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Bloom where you are planted.
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Julie Henning
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Positive people know that God is in control, and that nothing happens without His permission. They choose to bloom where they are planted. They’re not waiting to be happy when the situation changes.
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Joel Osteen (You Can, You Will: 8 Undeniable Qualities of a Winner)
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bloom where you are planted.
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Rhonda Hetzel (Down to Earth: A Guide to Simple Living)
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One corporate executive faced this spiritual crisis and went on a pilgrimage to Calcutta, India, to seek the advice of Mother Teresa. She spoke sharply with him. She told him to go back home to Wisconsin and be a good CEO so that his company might prosper and keep many people gainfully employed. “Bloom where you're planted,” she told him, so that in Milwaukee the Missionaries of Charity would never find “the poorest of the poor.
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Scott Hahn (Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace: My Spiritual Journey in Opus Dei)
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Running my hands over the dirt, I suddenly feel an unfamiliar, electric charge buzzing through my fingertips. I jump back, hands trembling.
"Are you all right?" Sebastian asks, his green eyes glancing down at me with concern.
"Mm-hmm." I look away in embarrassment before returning to my task, gingerly spreading more dirt over the seeds. The buzzing shoots through my hands once again and my eyes squeeze shut in pain.
And then I hear Sebastian gasp. I open my eyes as Lucia shouts, "Where did her flower come from? Is this a trick?"
Bewildered, I glance in front of me---and stifle a scream.
A glorious Canterbury bell stands in full bloom, where moments ago there were only seeds. Its violet petals are damp from the water I just sprinkled over the dirt, and I gape at the impossible sight in disbelief.
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Alexandra Monir (Suspicion)
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For now, that means your life gonna be here on Cromwell Plantation. That leaves you only one thin’ to do. You gots to live as hard as you can where you be. You gots to look deep inside and find out all the thin’s you got to give the world. Then you got to give it. You can’t spend all your days lookin’ backward, and you can’t spend all your days lookin’ forward. It’s today that counts, Rose. Yous got to bloom where you be planted. God’s got you planted here for now.
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Virginia Gaffney (Storm Clouds Rolling In: 1860-1861 (The Bregdan Chronicles, #1))
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Bloom Where You Are Planted". This has always been my philosophy in life. Or in the words of Mick Jagger, "you can't always get what you want, but you get what you need.
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Enily Bex
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I was, however, determined to bloom where I was planted
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Kenneth C. Johnson (The Man of Legends)
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Bloom where God plants you and love is the best way to start and end the day.
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Abraham Schneersohn
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Bloom where you’re planted. —Mary Engelbreit
American artist and designer
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Sarah Ban Breathnach (Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful Life)
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Bloom where you’re planted, people like to say, but they ignore the fact that planted is sometimes just a nice way of saying stuck,
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Rachel Hawkins (The Heiress)