{"id":73,"date":"2016-12-05T20:11:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T20:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/blog\/?p=73"},"modified":"2017-06-13T16:28:18","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T16:28:18","slug":"plant-a-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/05\/plant-a-seed\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant a seed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_81\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81\" class=\"wp-image-81 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-28-at-2.10.54-PM-300x199.png\" alt=\"Let Love Grow\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Let Love Grow<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Plant a seed.<\/p>\n<p>You might be wondering \u2013 what does that have to do with counseling?! I would argue it is at the core of psychotherapy.<\/p>\n<p>Seeds can be a recommendation, a challenging question or something we notice within another person. Sometimes seeds take root and grow right away and sometimes they stay dormant for years before getting what they need to grow. Be patient and remember to be open to outcome, not attached to outcome \u2013 you can plant the seed but you can\u2019t force it to grow.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a parent, you may at times think your kids aren\u2019t listening to a thing you say. I recommend you to keep talking anyway because when you least expect it your kids will start to catch your bits of wisdom.<\/p>\n<p>If you notice someone struggling in life, offer him or her a kind act or caring words. Sometimes the kindness of one person can change the life of another. It\u2019s worth a few minutes of going out of your way.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes we get stuck on trying to find the extraordinary things we can do to make a difference. 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