A consultant once told a group that I was participating in , “Healthy things grow.” In the moment, I thought that was Earth shatteringi. Healthy things grow! We need to grow!! Grow, grow, grow, grow….nothing else matters.

Fast forward a few years. Growth without support results in a flimsy house of cards. Growth does not indicate health! Healthy things do grow, but so do cancers, tumors, bad habits, lies, abuse……………

Its a house of cards. Its the chicken or the egg. Focus on growth or focus on the structure? I’m not sure what the answer is, other than to be sensitive to both!!

Healthy things bear fruit. Fruit that is productive. Fruit that moves an individual or organization forward. Fruit that leads to more fruit, to more advancement. Healthy things become bigger than themselves. They spawn new ideas, they constantly renew themselves, and make the environment around them more fruitful. Growth alone is depleting.

Healthy things bear fruit. Look around you. What is your fruit?