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Want To Be More Resilient? Become A Tree
Want To Be More Resilient? Become A Tree
I want to be a tree, but not just any tree. I want to be a deep-rooted, strong, tall standing tree. Sounds a little odd, doesn’t it? Aspiring to be a tree. Who does that?
OK, so maybe I don’t want to be an actual tree in the truest sense, just more like a tree in the metaphorical sense.
I think about the old willow tree that was in the backyard of my childhood home. It was huge with its long willowy branches that I used to tie together and swing from. Or it’s thicker branches that I used to climb and nestle in, shaded and secure.
That tree withstood many thunderstorms, snowstorms, and tornado warnings and while it would bend in the turbulent wind, it never broke. Never. It was resilient.
Thinking about that tree, I’m reminded of the reason I said I wanted to be a tree in the first place…
Life’s lessons, similar to storms, can either knock us over and lay us flat or help us to grow stronger, just like a tree with deep roots. Goodness knows we’ve probably all experienced some…
