Become Like A Tree

Ispenda lot of timelookingat nature, and one of thethingsthat Ireallylove iswatchinghowtreesgrow Observing how they areawareenough oftheirsurroundings tostretchtheirlimbsout in theproperdirection to get the most sunlight How they can beadaptableand move,howeverslowly,towardtheir goals And Ithinkit's soinspiringto see thatmovementtowardwhereyou want to be and what you want to become Ithinkthat it'simportanttobecomelike a tree, tobecomeaware of yoursurroundingsand becognizantofwhereyou plan ongoingbecausetherewillalwaysbeobstructionson your journey And you need to beawareofthoseobstructions Notnecessarilytoovercomethem but to have waysaroundthembecauseit's notaboutconquering all your issues, it'saboutnavigating your way so you cancollectthe mostenergyso you can be the best person, the bestversionof you It'saboutfinding a way tobecomethatpersonyoudesireto be Tobecomelike a tree inanothersense alsomeansto move slowly, butincrediblydeliberately To knowwhereyou're going, but also be open to the idea ofchangingthatdirectionifanotheroptioncomesalong To beawareof what you'redoingat alltimesandbeingmindful of yourprogressand your goals So, next time you look at a tree,observehow it grew Notice how itfocusesitsleaveson the side with more sun, how itextendsitsbranchesout topiercetheshadeand theshadowandcollectlight fromplacesthatmightotherwise be wasted, or used by adifferentplant Beingawareof yoursurroundingsin thecreativespace isequallyimportant asbeingaware of yoursurroundingsin thephysicalspace Understanding yourlimitationsandhavinga plan toproductivelymove with them andbeyondthem is so valuable