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Roots part 2

May you roots go long and deep and also widen everyday.  Just as a healthy plant, we need to have a growing root system to keep us healthy and thriving.  The other day I pulled out a basil plant from our garden.  The frost had made the leaves and stem turned brown and crunchy.  It didn't appear to be alive anymore and had become an eyesore in the garden.  As I pulled it out of the ground I was amazed at how tightly it was stuck.  The dirt was trying to pull it back.  I really had to tug and use my hands to loosen the dirt around it.  When I finally freed the plant from the dirt and saw  the root system being freed, I gasped.  It ran almost all the way across the raised garden bed.  The root ran in all directions. It wasn't just one piece but many pieces interconnected.  So how is this plant like a human?  We also have a root system.  One that is started for us in our dna. It continues with our family heritage. Added to by our experiences and influences. Increased by our choice