Look at the picture, really look. Think about what might have happened. Did a child ride this bike into the woods, lean it against this tree and then forget it? The poor tree was left to adapt to this ‘leaning thing’. What choice did it have?
What’s leaning against you? Loss? A person? An opportunity? Sadness? Take a minute and think about what is leaning against you.
Now imagine yourself adapting. Have the intention to adapt. Don’t try to ‘figure out’ all the steps to adapting, just imagine that you not only survive, but you are transformed. To be even better than before. That this ‘thing’ that is leaning on you… will change you, for the better. It will make you unique, stronger, and interesting.
It’s easy to blame, rant, whine and moan about how this “problem” is weighing on us. If we can be like the tree and adapt, we’ll not only save ourselves some suffering, we’ll find new energy seeking out the inevitable changes ahead.
Photo credit: Even Trees Want to Cycle
What do you think?