{"id":15,"date":"2026-02-25T07:56:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ashfalls.com\/?p=15"},"modified":"2026-05-10T00:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T00:58:18","slug":"the-weight-of-the-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashfalls.com\/?p=15","title":{"rendered":"The Weight of the Seed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a052c716 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>When life gives you lemons\u2014<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You can squeeze them in other people\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Misery loves company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You can always throw them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Chaos is a great distraction for everyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You can make lemonade.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Use the lemon, add some sugar, and hide the bitterness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">But take the time to learn the lesson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Harvest the lemon seed, plant it, and keep on going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You don\u2019t have to carry that seed with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Leave the seed to the dirt; it knows what to do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The weight of all the seeds can overwhelm you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Focus on them and you miss the flowers around you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Someone will need support and that seed will be a lemon tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It will be there for them to lean on and might provide a little shade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s the thing about lemons, really\u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It was never about the lemons.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When life gives you lemons\u2014 You can squeeze them in other people\u2019s eyes. Misery loves company.&nbsp; You can always throw them. Chaos is a great distraction for everyone.\u00a0 You can make lemonade.\u00a0 Use the lemon, add some sugar, and hide the bitterness. But take the time to learn the lesson. Harvest the lemon seed, plant &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ashfalls.com\/?p=15\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Weight of the Seed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashfalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashfalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashfalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashfalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashfalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/ashfalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116,"href":"https:\/\/ashfalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions\/116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashfalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashfalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashfalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}