Confined for hours at a time to my bed, I cheer myself by contemplating the trees outside my windows. There is something in their stoic beauty that both calms and inspires me.
Be as the tree a former meditation instructor taught me.
If I were a tree
my roots would run deep into the earth
and spread in all directions
grounding me.
Present.
My trunk would be wide and solid
weathering all storms
supporting other life
a tower.
Strong.
My branches would reach up to the sky
and dance with the breezes
and bend with the changing seasons
and bow to Nature.
Flexible.
If I were a tree
I would be calm, yet strong;
have heightened awareness, yet be rooted in reality.
I would yield to change,
yet stand proud in my own existence,
growing with grace.
If I were a tree
I would live in harmony
with Nature.
Present, Strong. Flexible.
Fully alive.
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