A desire to know or feel the meaning of life is not new. Rampant loneliness is ever growing in Westernized cultures. People need to embrace the layers of their identity and nurture their relationship with nature.
Think about a pair of trees. One tree is barely surviving, and the other tree is thriving--growing majestically. Which tree are you? How is the one tree growing majestically? It is getting what it needs. Are you getting what you need? What if you were? Is the thriving tree thriving only for itself? No, it is intimately connected with its forest. Do you see your role in the whole? Imagine thriving, getting what you need and embracing connection, feeling fulfilled.
Driven by values, the rest comes into focus.
Trees have a core or heartwood. They have sapwood layers to carry nutrients and reflect their growth. They have bark for protection.
We are layers upon layers of identity, with varied strengths and talents that adapt and flex with the seasons of life. With layers to protect us.
What if you knew what represents your layers and how you want them to manifest in each day?
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Trees adapt and flex to nature's rhythms. In scarcity or abundance, they aim to thrive.
We are nature and to thrive we too must adapt and flex to its rhythms. What if you knew how to thrive in any of life's seasons?
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Trees foster a web of connections with their surroundings, whether as shelter or food, or through friendship with other trees. They nurture.
We give and take in our environments each day too. What if we cultivated a meaningful relationship with nature to receive in times of need and give in times of abundance?
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May 25, 2025
That day...at the library, after the cold snap, moving a frog into the sun. It felt like noticing and being a help instead of a drain on the natural world. It felt small, but it also felt like what the day could hold. I'd do it all day if I could, that is notice and do something useful. It isn't the first time I've warmed a frog. There was a time when a bull frog got stuck in the road after the sun went down. It didn't hop from the moving vehicle or the approach. Once it was scooped up, it settled into the warmth of the hands for the walk to the close by marsh grass. Once there it was ready to hop into the grass. Hopefully, it was enough to get to a better spot than the road. In the past I've hesitated to intervene, as it could be meddling in a 'natural process', which could still be true, but the way I've come to see it, is that I am having impacts each day that are a drain to nature. I have to give back where I can. If some biodiversity is able to keep going a little longer, then that seems like the better call, as the planet veers toward less and less biodiversity. Each day I try to get bolder about how I can exist more responsibly and act more empathetically toward my surroundings. There is a lot to do out there.
Planting a seed to grow majestically...Make it a practice to expand how you strengthen the world around you (build). Feel the restoration to your soul too (feel). Listen beyond the noise pollution (sound). Seek what fits where you are (look). Take a creative approach to where you can provide support (amuse). Keep it simple and consider from the other's perspective (connect).