Trees

Like the trees – as the seasons change and time goes on, 

We are shedding old parts of ourselves, both physical ones and old thought-forms, habits, and ideas

But in their place, new ones form too

But there are parts of ourselves, habits, and deeply rooted ideas that are constant, and hardly change; our general shape – akin to fixed branches on a tree trunk

But even these, too, can change - in a way

Although a fixed branch won’t move up or down a trunk, it will adapt to its environment by changing its orientation and structure. 

And naturally, a tree will also gently shed lower branches that are no longer productive – parts that no longer serve them

And something new and beautiful grows in its place 

That's not to say the old isn’t equally beautiful, because without it, the tree wouldn’t be what it is

And as the old branch that no longer serves the tree falls, that lost energy used to sustain it is returned to the soil below to cultivate new growth in the tree and its surroundings

But sometimes it won’t happen so gracefully, and a tree, due to forces outside of its control, will lose parts of itself it can’t sustain anymore; a traumatic event of sorts

We too, are like the trees

And we too, like the trees, must live intuitively, and let go of things that no longer serve us