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Reshaping Life’s Garden | Dana Wilder | TEDxSpringHillCollege


you need to learn why you keep setting

you need to learn why you keep setting yourself up for failure those are the

yourself up for failure those are the

yourself up for failure those are the words that a counselor once told me

words that a counselor once told me

words that a counselor once told me initially I was thrown off guard by the

initially I was thrown off guard by the

initially I was thrown off guard by the fact that I thought it was her job to

fact that I thought it was her job to

fact that I thought it was her job to tell me why I was doing certain things

tell me why I was doing certain things

tell me why I was doing certain things in my life over time though that

in my life over time though that

in my life over time though that question really stuck with me and let me

question really stuck with me and let me

question really stuck with me and let me to begin my journey of self-discovery

to begin my journey of self-discovery

to begin my journey of self-discovery and improvement and I’d like for that

and improvement and I’d like for that

and improvement and I’d like for that question to stick with you as well all

question to stick with you as well all

question to stick with you as well all of you have the power to shape your

of you have the power to shape your

of you have the power to shape your tomorrow so why not change the world you

tomorrow so why not change the world you

tomorrow so why not change the world you can change the world in the multitude of

can change the world in the multitude of

can change the world in the multitude of ways from environmental issues to the

ways from environmental issues to the

ways from environmental issues to the fight for Human Rights there are plenty

fight for Human Rights there are plenty

fight for Human Rights there are plenty of voids to be filled in our world

of voids to be filled in our world

of voids to be filled in our world however none of this is possible unless

however none of this is possible unless

however none of this is possible unless you work on yourself first you must

you work on yourself first you must

you work on yourself first you must learn that it is only intending to your

learn that it is only intending to your

learn that it is only intending to your past and understanding your present that

past and understanding your present that

past and understanding your present that you can then shape and direct your

you can then shape and direct your

you can then shape and direct your future and more importantly none of this

future and more importantly none of this

future and more importantly none of this is possible without the acceptance of

is possible without the acceptance of

is possible without the acceptance of change the hardest part about change is

change the hardest part about change is

change the hardest part about change is the transition from who you were to who

the transition from who you were to who

the transition from who you were to who you are and all too often we set

you are and all too often we set

you are and all too often we set ourselves up for failure I’d like to

ourselves up for failure I’d like to

ourselves up for failure I’d like to open with an analogy comparing one’s

open with an analogy comparing one’s

open with an analogy comparing one’s life and well-being to that of a

life and well-being to that of a

life and well-being to that of a personal garden we plant seeds in our

personal garden we plant seeds in our

personal garden we plant seeds in our lives only to later find out whether or

lives only to later find out whether or

lives only to later find out whether or not they will blossom as weeds or

not they will blossom as weeds or

not they will blossom as weeds or flowers it takes time to see how someone

flowers it takes time to see how someone

flowers it takes time to see how someone or something can affect you so think

or something can affect you so think

or something can affect you so think about it how do you envision your garden

about it how do you envision your garden

about it how do you envision your garden is it meticulously trimmed with every

is it meticulously trimmed with every

is it meticulously trimmed with every corner of a hedge squared away or is it

corner of a hedge squared away or is it

corner of a hedge squared away or is it overflowing with vines breaking through

overflowing with vines breaking through

overflowing with vines breaking through and scaling up walls do you see any

and scaling up walls do you see any

and scaling up walls do you see any flowers in your garden or do you see any

flowers in your garden or do you see any

flowers in your garden or do you see any weeds in a general sense weed sprout in

weeds in a general sense weed sprout in

weeds in a general sense weed sprout in our gardens in three forms there are

our gardens in three forms there are

our gardens in three forms there are people the past and ourselves and all

people the past and ourselves and all

people the past and ourselves and all too often we allow for our gardens to be

too often we allow for our gardens to be

too often we allow for our gardens to be overrun with these weeds which inhibit

overrun with these weeds which inhibit

overrun with these weeds which inhibit any personal growth or development now

any personal growth or development now

any personal growth or development now let’s talk about these weeds a little

let’s talk about these weeds a little

let’s talk about these weeds a little bit more in depth

bit more in depth

bit more in depth there are people and our lives will

there are people and our lives will

there are people and our lives will drain you what’s more important is that

drain you what’s more important is that

drain you what’s more important is that we often allow for ourselves to be

we often allow for ourselves to be

we often allow for ourselves to be drained to better assess my relationship

drained to better assess my relationship

drained to better assess my relationship with people I studied codependency /

with people I studied codependency /

with people I studied codependency / melody beattie a codependent person as

melody beattie a codependent person as

melody beattie a codependent person as someone who lets another person’s

someone who lets another person’s

someone who lets another person’s behavior affect him or her and who was

behavior affect him or her and who was

behavior affect him or her and who was obsessed with controlling that person’s

obsessed with controlling that person’s

obsessed with controlling that person’s behavior so codependency inhibits a

behavior so codependency inhibits a

behavior so codependency inhibits a person from living out his or her own

person from living out his or her own

person from living out his or her own life due to the stress and supposed

life due to the stress and supposed

life due to the stress and supposed responsibility to watch over that other

responsibility to watch over that other

responsibility to watch over that other person you could think of them as a

person you could think of them as a

person you could think of them as a caretaker now in comparison to your

caretaker now in comparison to your

caretaker now in comparison to your garden codependency is like a dandelion

garden codependency is like a dandelion

garden codependency is like a dandelion on the outside it’s viewed as another

on the outside it’s viewed as another

on the outside it’s viewed as another flower beautiful for its care and

flower beautiful for its care and

flower beautiful for its care and investment in other people however this

investment in other people however this

investment in other people however this seemingly pretty flower at its core is a

seemingly pretty flower at its core is a

seemingly pretty flower at its core is a weed and it can affect many aspects of

weed and it can affect many aspects of

weed and it can affect many aspects of that person’s life their relationships

that person’s life their relationships

that person’s life their relationships with other people and their relationship

with other people and their relationship

with other people and their relationship with themselves unfortunately

with themselves unfortunately

with themselves unfortunately codependent people are often the victims

codependent people are often the victims

codependent people are often the victims to alcoholics addicts abandonment or

to alcoholics addicts abandonment or

to alcoholics addicts abandonment or someone’s abuse so a codependent person

someone’s abuse so a codependent person

someone’s abuse so a codependent person winds up investing too much their time

winds up investing too much their time

winds up investing too much their time trying to fix another person’s life

trying to fix another person’s life

trying to fix another person’s life rather than trying to understand the

rather than trying to understand the

rather than trying to understand the current issues of their own life so by

current issues of their own life so by

current issues of their own life so by plucking the weed of codependency a

plucking the weed of codependency a

plucking the weed of codependency a codependent person learns that he or she

codependent person learns that he or she

codependent person learns that he or she does not have to live a life of

does not have to live a life of

does not have to live a life of poisonous lover care instead they learn

poisonous lover care instead they learn

poisonous lover care instead they learn to care for themselves they learn to

to care for themselves they learn to

to care for themselves they learn to understand the triggers of their present

understand the triggers of their present

understand the triggers of their present life and learn to rid their garden of

life and learn to rid their garden of

life and learn to rid their garden of this weed for good for this next weed we

this weed for good for this next weed we

this weed for good for this next weed we need to take a step back although there

need to take a step back although there

need to take a step back although there are many aspects of the past I would

are many aspects of the past I would

are many aspects of the past I would like to focus on repressed memories

like to focus on repressed memories

like to focus on repressed memories which are deeply rooted in a person’s

which are deeply rooted in a person’s

which are deeply rooted in a person’s conscious mind now the main issue with

conscious mind now the main issue with

conscious mind now the main issue with repressed memories is the fact that they

repressed memories is the fact that they

repressed memories is the fact that they are repressed meaning that a person has

are repressed meaning that a person has

are repressed meaning that a person has made uncomfortable thoughts or memories

made uncomfortable thoughts or memories

made uncomfortable thoughts or memories inaccessible or disguise to the

inaccessible or disguise to the

inaccessible or disguise to the conscious mind even though the person

conscious mind even though the person

conscious mind even though the person may not be able to recall the memory

may not be able to recall the memory

may not be able to recall the memory this repressed memory can still affect

this repressed memory can still affect

this repressed memory can still affect them consciously

them consciously

them consciously an example of this is a child who is

an example of this is a child who is

an example of this is a child who is abused either physically or emotionally

abused either physically or emotionally

abused either physically or emotionally by a parent has trouble forming

by a parent has trouble forming

by a parent has trouble forming relationships later in his or her life

relationships later in his or her life

relationships later in his or her life so think about gardening you cannot

so think about gardening you cannot

so think about gardening you cannot simply pluck the top of a weed out of a

simply pluck the top of a weed out of a

simply pluck the top of a weed out of a garden it’s deeply rooted in the soil so

garden it’s deeply rooted in the soil so

garden it’s deeply rooted in the soil so you must dig deeply in your conscious in

you must dig deeply in your conscious in

you must dig deeply in your conscious in order to fully extract this weed with

order to fully extract this weed with

order to fully extract this weed with this all repressed emotions can be felt

this all repressed emotions can be felt

this all repressed emotions can be felt the experience of one’s truth allows for

the experience of one’s truth allows for

the experience of one’s truth allows for one to truly mourn this sounds

one to truly mourn this sounds

one to truly mourn this sounds counterintuitive however this ability to

counterintuitive however this ability to

counterintuitive however this ability to grieve actually gives back one’s freedom

grieve actually gives back one’s freedom

grieve actually gives back one’s freedom and vitality it’s important to note that

and vitality it’s important to note that

and vitality it’s important to note that the contents of the unconscious

the contents of the unconscious

the contents of the unconscious repressed memories will remain unchanged

repressed memories will remain unchanged

repressed memories will remain unchanged unless the repressed person consciously

unless the repressed person consciously

unless the repressed person consciously activates these memories only then can

activates these memories only then can

activates these memories only then can change begin I understand that this is

change begin I understand that this is

change begin I understand that this is often difficult to analyze as there’s so

often difficult to analyze as there’s so

often difficult to analyze as there’s so much comfort and what is already known

much comfort and what is already known

much comfort and what is already known about ourselves but you must tend to

about ourselves but you must tend to

about ourselves but you must tend to your past and analyze it allow for your

your past and analyze it allow for your

your past and analyze it allow for your curiosity and pain to chump the fear of

curiosity and pain to chump the fear of

curiosity and pain to chump the fear of the unknown parts of yourself so keep

the unknown parts of yourself so keep

the unknown parts of yourself so keep digging finally we come to the third

digging finally we come to the third

digging finally we come to the third weed our reflections of ourselves you

weed our reflections of ourselves you

weed our reflections of ourselves you can think of ourselves as the overall

can think of ourselves as the overall

can think of ourselves as the overall healthiness of the garden often we lead

healthiness of the garden often we lead

healthiness of the garden often we lead ourselves to our own unhappiness I’ve

ourselves to our own unhappiness I’ve

ourselves to our own unhappiness I’ve learned that our inability to process

learned that our inability to process

learned that our inability to process shame is often driven by our fear to be

shame is often driven by our fear to be

shame is often driven by our fear to be vulnerable yet it is in our

vulnerable yet it is in our

vulnerable yet it is in our vulnerability that we find our true

vulnerability that we find our true

vulnerability that we find our true selves many people believe that

selves many people believe that

selves many people believe that vulnerability is something to be ashamed

vulnerability is something to be ashamed

vulnerability is something to be ashamed of I believe that this is due to the

of I believe that this is due to the

of I believe that this is due to the perpetual cycle of status quo and

perpetual cycle of status quo and

perpetual cycle of status quo and societal norms and I’d like to

societal norms and I’d like to

societal norms and I’d like to counteract that with my favorite quote

counteract that with my favorite quote

counteract that with my favorite quote by brené Brown vulnerability sounds

by brené Brown vulnerability sounds

by brené Brown vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage truth

like truth and feels like courage truth

like truth and feels like courage truth and courage are not always comfortable

and courage are not always comfortable

and courage are not always comfortable but they’re never a weakness it takes a

but they’re never a weakness it takes a

but they’re never a weakness it takes a lot of courage to face down the status

lot of courage to face down the status

lot of courage to face down the status quo and restrictions of society society

quo and restrictions of society society

quo and restrictions of society society has restricted many people’s growth by

has restricted many people’s growth by

has restricted many people’s growth by placing them in a box of sorts

placing them in a box of sorts

placing them in a box of sorts so one must break free of these

so one must break free of these

so one must break free of these self-imposed shackles in order to truly

self-imposed shackles in order to truly

self-imposed shackles in order to truly and fully live by being vulnerable we

and fully live by being vulnerable we

and fully live by being vulnerable we allow for ourselves to find our true

allow for ourselves to find our true

allow for ourselves to find our true calling and vocation in life

calling and vocation in life

calling and vocation in life additionally we learn that we can live a

additionally we learn that we can live a

additionally we learn that we can live a fulfilled life by tending to the budding

fulfilled life by tending to the budding

fulfilled life by tending to the budding flowers of our garden these flowers are

flowers of our garden these flowers are

flowers of our garden these flowers are fragile vulnerable extensions of

fragile vulnerable extensions of

fragile vulnerable extensions of ourselves our likes beliefs values

ourselves our likes beliefs values

ourselves our likes beliefs values passions etc so is only intending to

passions etc so is only intending to

passions etc so is only intending to your garden and ridding yourself of

your garden and ridding yourself of

your garden and ridding yourself of these weeds that you can actually learn

these weeds that you can actually learn

these weeds that you can actually learn what you are truly passionate about in

what you are truly passionate about in

what you are truly passionate about in life and I know this all sounds nice

life and I know this all sounds nice

life and I know this all sounds nice however actions speak louder than words

however actions speak louder than words

however actions speak louder than words change must occur the difficulty in all

change must occur the difficulty in all

change must occur the difficulty in all of this lies in a paradox wanting to

of this lies in a paradox wanting to

of this lies in a paradox wanting to change but not allowing for ourselves to

change but not allowing for ourselves to

change but not allowing for ourselves to do so over the winter break one of my

do so over the winter break one of my

do so over the winter break one of my co-workers asked me a very simple

co-workers asked me a very simple

co-workers asked me a very simple question what are you most excited about

question what are you most excited about

question what are you most excited about your final semester of college I thought

your final semester of college I thought

your final semester of college I thought and I answered I’m excited to live out

and I answered I’m excited to live out

and I answered I’m excited to live out the life of a woman whom I had worked so

the life of a woman whom I had worked so

the life of a woman whom I had worked so hard to become now admit I shocked

hard to become now admit I shocked

hard to become now admit I shocked myself and my clarity and honesty in my

myself and my clarity and honesty in my

myself and my clarity and honesty in my response but this led me to begin to

response but this led me to begin to

response but this led me to begin to reflect on just how long had taken me to

reflect on just how long had taken me to

reflect on just how long had taken me to get to this point from this I developed

get to this point from this I developed

get to this point from this I developed the square one theory now the shapes of

the square one theory now the shapes of

the square one theory now the shapes of these figures will correspond with the

these figures will correspond with the

these figures will correspond with the shape of your garden or the current

shape of your garden or the current

shape of your garden or the current state of your life in order to better

state of your life in order to better

state of your life in order to better understand this theory i’ll use myself

understand this theory i’ll use myself

understand this theory i’ll use myself for an example so everything that i

for an example so everything that i

for an example so everything that i believed in and my own reflection of

believed in and my own reflection of

believed in and my own reflection of myself is represented by the square and

myself is represented by the square and

myself is represented by the square and i was able to develop this and foster

i was able to develop this and foster

i was able to develop this and foster this all the while living within my

this all the while living within my

this all the while living within my environment which is represented in the

environment which is represented in the

environment which is represented in the grey this includes who I hung out with

grey this includes who I hung out with

grey this includes who I hung out with what organizations I was associated with

what organizations I was associated with

what organizations I was associated with what jobs i worked etc over time I

what jobs i worked etc over time I

what jobs i worked etc over time I learned that I was very dissatisfied

learned that I was very dissatisfied

learned that I was very dissatisfied with my life this belief was capitalized

with my life this belief was capitalized

with my life this belief was capitalized after I’d studied abroad and opened my

after I’d studied abroad and opened my

after I’d studied abroad and opened my eyes to a new style of living one that

eyes to a new style of living one that

eyes to a new style of living one that better reflected who I wanted to be so

better reflected who I wanted to be so

better reflected who I wanted to be so from this I learned that I aspired to be

from this I learned that I aspired to be

from this I learned that I aspired to be the circle so I wanted change in my life

the circle so I wanted change in my life

the circle so I wanted change in my life for I wanted to change the shape of my

for I wanted to change the shape of my

for I wanted to change the shape of my garden but time and time again this

garden but time and time again this

garden but time and time again this aspiration of a circle fell short it

aspiration of a circle fell short it

aspiration of a circle fell short it fell short because it slipped through

fell short because it slipped through

fell short because it slipped through the cracks the environment that I was

the cracks the environment that I was

the cracks the environment that I was developing it in which was still the

developing it in which was still the

developing it in which was still the square so I constantly found myself back

square so I constantly found myself back

square so I constantly found myself back at square one having experienced no

at square one having experienced no

at square one having experienced no change at all thus the square one theory

change at all thus the square one theory

change at all thus the square one theory now I understood why my counsel was

now I understood why my counsel was

now I understood why my counsel was saying that I was setting myself up for

saying that I was setting myself up for

saying that I was setting myself up for failure there’s no way for an aspiration

failure there’s no way for an aspiration

failure there’s no way for an aspiration to become a reality unless you tend to

to become a reality unless you tend to

to become a reality unless you tend to it now the circle is the shape of the

it now the circle is the shape of the

it now the circle is the shape of the garden that I wanted to live in in the

garden that I wanted to live in in the

garden that I wanted to live in in the version of myself that I wanted to be I

version of myself that I wanted to be I

version of myself that I wanted to be I learned that I needed to do much

learned that I needed to do much

learned that I needed to do much introspection and reflection in order to

introspection and reflection in order to

introspection and reflection in order to be able to reflect on the exterior

be able to reflect on the exterior

be able to reflect on the exterior environment and change it I learned that

environment and change it I learned that

environment and change it I learned that I needed to tend to my garden and sort

I needed to tend to my garden and sort

I needed to tend to my garden and sort through the weeds of people my past and

through the weeds of people my past and

through the weeds of people my past and my own reflection of myself so I began

my own reflection of myself so I began

my own reflection of myself so I began to weed out surface-level friendships

to weed out surface-level friendships

to weed out surface-level friendships untangle myself from poisonous

untangle myself from poisonous

untangle myself from poisonous relationships understand the inter

relationships understand the inter

relationships understand the inter complexity of the relationship of myself

complexity of the relationship of myself

complexity of the relationship of myself to my parents and find a job that made

to my parents and find a job that made

to my parents and find a job that made me proud to go to work every day now

me proud to go to work every day now

me proud to go to work every day now this final stage is reached with one

this final stage is reached with one

this final stage is reached with one conclusion it’s not only the belief in

conclusion it’s not only the belief in

conclusion it’s not only the belief in myself but the belief that i can change

myself but the belief that i can change

myself but the belief that i can change my environment which allows for me to

my environment which allows for me to

my environment which allows for me to change my garden into a circle the

change my garden into a circle the

change my garden into a circle the reason why this square one theory is so

reason why this square one theory is so

reason why this square one theory is so important is not only for the

important is not only for the

important is not only for the understanding and acceptance of change

understanding and acceptance of change

understanding and acceptance of change but also the realization that you can

but also the realization that you can

but also the realization that you can change the shape of your garden there

change the shape of your garden there

change the shape of your garden there are phases and our lives that are going

are phases and our lives that are going

are phases and our lives that are going to have a huge impact on us I used to

to have a huge impact on us I used to

to have a huge impact on us I used to question why are certain life

question why are certain life

question why are certain life experiences like studying abroad

experiences like studying abroad

experiences like studying abroad graduating or moving out of your

graduating or moving out of your

graduating or moving out of your childhood home so influential and

childhood home so influential and

childhood home so influential and transformative the simple answer is it’s

transformative the simple answer is it’s

transformative the simple answer is it’s a big change yet I believe that there’s

a big change yet I believe that there’s

a big change yet I believe that there’s more to it it is in these times that you

more to it it is in these times that you

more to it it is in these times that you learn that you can change the shape of

learn that you can change the shape of

learn that you can change the shape of your garden you learn that you can break

your garden you learn that you can break

your garden you learn that you can break down the walls of your garden and build

down the walls of your garden and build

down the walls of your garden and build them up again in a shape that is truly

them up again in a shape that is truly

them up again in a shape that is truly reflective of who you are strip yourself

reflective of who you are strip yourself

reflective of who you are strip yourself of the shape you thought was expected of

of the shape you thought was expected of

of the shape you thought was expected of yourself and seize the power to be

yourself and seize the power to be

yourself and seize the power to be authentically your own knowing that we

authentically your own knowing that we

authentically your own knowing that we have this power can either be

have this power can either be

have this power can either be constructive or destructive when I

constructive or destructive when I

constructive or destructive when I return from studying abroad the walls of

return from studying abroad the walls of

return from studying abroad the walls of my garden had fallen down I was ready

my garden had fallen down I was ready

my garden had fallen down I was ready for change but I found it hard to build

for change but I found it hard to build

for change but I found it hard to build them again considering I was thrown back

them again considering I was thrown back

them again considering I was thrown back into the regular routine of school soon

into the regular routine of school soon

into the regular routine of school soon this led me to the deep abyss of loss of

this led me to the deep abyss of loss of

this led me to the deep abyss of loss of identity and I didn’t think I had the

identity and I didn’t think I had the

identity and I didn’t think I had the power to build again but upon tending to

power to build again but upon tending to

power to build again but upon tending to my garden sorting through the weeds of

my garden sorting through the weeds of

my garden sorting through the weeds of people my past of my own reflection of

people my past of my own reflection of

people my past of my own reflection of myself I was able to scavenge a flower

myself I was able to scavenge a flower

myself I was able to scavenge a flower that had been hidden to my garden for so

that had been hidden to my garden for so

that had been hidden to my garden for so long it was the love and belief in

long it was the love and belief in

long it was the love and belief in myself never lose this flower with this

myself never lose this flower with this

myself never lose this flower with this breakthrough I could build again I had

breakthrough I could build again I had

breakthrough I could build again I had fresh soil to plant the new seeds of my

fresh soil to plant the new seeds of my

fresh soil to plant the new seeds of my life knowing that their growth would not

life knowing that their growth would not

life knowing that their growth would not be squandered by the poisonous weeds of

be squandered by the poisonous weeds of

be squandered by the poisonous weeds of my past my garden was overflowing and

my past my garden was overflowing and

my past my garden was overflowing and booming with blooming flowers of myself

booming with blooming flowers of myself

booming with blooming flowers of myself and now I could confidently move forward

and now I could confidently move forward

and now I could confidently move forward knowing that I was developing my

knowing that I was developing my

knowing that I was developing my authentic self these flowers in our

authentic self these flowers in our

authentic self these flowers in our garden represent everything that we love

garden represent everything that we love

garden represent everything that we love and what makes us our own unique

and what makes us our own unique

and what makes us our own unique individuals tend to them let them grow

individuals tend to them let them grow

individuals tend to them let them grow do not be fooled to compare the flowers

do not be fooled to compare the flowers

do not be fooled to compare the flowers of your garden to someone else’s this

of your garden to someone else’s this

of your garden to someone else’s this implants more poisonous weeds in your

implants more poisonous weeds in your

implants more poisonous weeds in your garden and slows your transformation as

garden and slows your transformation as

garden and slows your transformation as an individual choose growth and if you

an individual choose growth and if you

an individual choose growth and if you truly want to change allow yourself to

truly want to change allow yourself to

truly want to change allow yourself to ask the hard questions of life who is

ask the hard questions of life who is

ask the hard questions of life who is letting me or who is helping me water my

letting me or who is helping me water my

letting me or who is helping me water my garden and who is letting it dry out

garden and who is letting it dry out

garden and who is letting it dry out allow yourself to be vulnerable in those

allow yourself to be vulnerable in those

allow yourself to be vulnerable in those moments but hold on to the truth that

moments but hold on to the truth that

moments but hold on to the truth that growth comes from this a growth is not

growth comes from this a growth is not

growth comes from this a growth is not always predictable but it is inevitable

always predictable but it is inevitable

always predictable but it is inevitable do not let your growth be destructive

do not let your growth be destructive

do not let your growth be destructive construct and build the walls of your

construct and build the walls of your

construct and build the walls of your garden remembering that it is only

garden remembering that it is only

garden remembering that it is only intending to your past and understanding

intending to your past and understanding

intending to your past and understanding your present that you can then

your present that you can then

your present that you can then shape and direct your future now the

shape and direct your future now the

shape and direct your future now the walls of your garden are going to evolve

walls of your garden are going to evolve

walls of your garden are going to evolve over the years you are responsible for

over the years you are responsible for

over the years you are responsible for their growth and vitality do not let the

their growth and vitality do not let the

their growth and vitality do not let the fear of change squander your ability to

fear of change squander your ability to

fear of change squander your ability to live a fulfilled life that is true to

live a fulfilled life that is true to

live a fulfilled life that is true to your authenticity so I challenge you

your authenticity so I challenge you

your authenticity so I challenge you take the leap uproot the weed and plant

take the leap uproot the weed and plant

take the leap uproot the weed and plant a new seed grow blossom and prosper you

a new seed grow blossom and prosper you

a new seed grow blossom and prosper you owe it to yourself thank you

owe it to yourself thank you

owe it to yourself thank you [Applause]

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