Trees in the storm

Today I am grateful for

Catherine noticing my sad energy and cheering me up

Keegan being the wonderful kid he is

Time to process at work and get to the soul of the sadness

Good friends with words of love and encouragement

As I started to picture the trees in the storm, the answer began to dawn on me. The trees in the storm don't try to stand up straight and tall and erect. They allow themselves to bend and be blown with the wind. They understand the power of letting go. Those trees and those branches that try too hard to stand up strong and straight are the ones that break. Now is not the time for you to be strong, or you, too, will break.