#107: Planting & Persistence

The parable of the bamboo seeds, your soul’s fertile creative gardens, your life’s unshakeable potential, and the seeds of your becoming that are waiting patiently to be sown.

Alexander Lopez
18 min readApr 18, 2024
“Wheat Field with Cypresses” by Vincent Van Gogh

What if I told you that you already have everything you need to build the life of your dreams?

What if I told you that right now, exactly as you are: you are enough. You are possible. You are worthy, and you are unfolding things beyond your current understanding of what is possible for your one and only life.

If you don’t believe me, that’s okay — but I want to ask that before you scroll away (or fill your time with any of the one million other things you could be doing right now), that you take just ten or so minutes of your day to read and/or listen to the following story, the story of Yukari and the Bamboo seeds. It might just open your mind, and change your perspective — and, if you’re like me, it might just change your life.

It is a story that I have invented, but the parable upon which it is based has been around for thousands of years. A tale as old as time itself. And I believe I was sent to you today, to tell you the story in the way that it has reappeared to…

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Alexander Lopez

Hi y'all! Happy to be here! My name is Alex. I am a writer & content creator. BA from Dartmouth and MFA from NCSU. Also @alexlopezwrites (44K) on TikTok