Growing up in a small town is a true blessing, but it also can be considered a curse.

Growing up in a town with a couple thousand people who know you and all of your business and not being able to go out and feel the diversity the world has to hold can be hard... especially after you graduate and are ready to take on a huge world with an endless amount of diversity and opportunities that will come your way.

This is where small town roots can take a toll on who you become. Some of us want to stay where we've been planted and that is a beautiful thing, but to all of us who have big dreams, dreams way beyond on the imagination of the ones who have grown us, don't let our planters keep us in our small pot. We are born to grow, prosper, and believe. Dig yourself out of the small pot you have been planted in and plant your seed where you want to be, not where others want you to be.

You cannot completely leave your roots behind though because in the end that is what made you, that is what grew you, that is why you are the person you are today and although at times you may feel like they hold you back, with patience and time they soon will understand that life has bigger things out there for you.

This is for the ones who live in those small towns where everyone knows your name and who want to flourish in the big world where there is a possibility for everyone to know our name. Where you come from defines you, but you also have a chance to define yourself for who you truly are and want to be in the world.

Where you are now is like the starting line in a race, you have put in the hard work, dedication, blood, sweat, and tears in who you are forming to be and life is the race in where you want to end. The small town prepped you for greatness and if you wish to fly from the nest it is your time to take the bull by the horns and run the race you have been waiting for.

You are the one that decides when you cross the finish line; the finish line to all of your goals and aspirations. Along the way roadblocks will come about, but your faith will take matters into hands.

To the small town living kids, you have been given the greatest gift God could give you. You have a huge family back home who will take you back in an instant, but you also have a huge family back home that will help aid you as you travel your destiny.

Take a leap of faith, be who you want to be, go off and accomplish your big dreams, but remember where your roots are planted in this world.

Xo