Green Things Grow...

So, on my mission I heard the phrase, "Green things grow, when you think you're ripe you're rotten" quite a bit. So, I was thinking about this today and certain things I've been doing. Today I did something that made me quite uncomfortable going into it, but actually turned into a good experience. I was invited to a birthday party for a friend, but the party was for multiple people, one of which is my ex. I told my friend that I would go, even though I thought it was going to be totally awkward and stuff. Well, I was worried about it all the way to going in, but now that the experience is past me, I'm pretty confident it was for the best. I mean, when you step out of your comfort zone, you grow. You have to be green, by that I mean flexible and humble, and willing to just do things that aren't particularly your first choice. Doing things that stretch you, are going to help you become more and you never know what the outcome is going to be. I don't think anything big came of me going to this party, in fact, all in all I believe it was rather insignificant in the grand scheme of things. The good thing is, that I feel better about certain things and just feel happier about life. I wasn't bogged down or anything, but it felt liberating to take this experience by the horns and "take it like a man". I know I'm not "ripe", I have a lot of room for growth and learning. I hope that I can keep a "green" attitude and never develop the thoughts that I'm perfect where I'm at. My goal in life is to become the best me I can become. I'm going to accomplish that by stepping out of my zone and stretching me. My life is the opportunity I have to let God mold me, so I'm going to try and not get in His way.