After a very stormy night, on my run this morning I picked up several people's bins that had blown over, some of them in the road, and I had to climb over a tree that had fallen right across an unmade road that I run down (or up) regularly.
I like being out and about while the rest of the world is still asleep in their beds.
It was an extremely windy and wet night and yet only one tree from the many on my route this morning, had actually blown down.
I guess trees that get blown down must either be more exposed, or have weaker roots or less flexibility than the rest.
The ones that survive and continue to thrive must be the ones that have other trees around them, have strong roots and are able to move and flex with the wind.
You never see the roots when you look at a tree but without them the tree wouldn't be standing.
Without roots, the tree wouldn't be able to give us the oxygen we need to survive. It wouldn't be able to provide us and other animals with the shelter and shade that help us, and it wouldn't provide somewhere for birds to build their nests and roost.
As usual there's a parallel with us and trees.
If you want to thrive, and even make a difference to others, you need to work on your roots as much as you do on what you show the outside world.
You need flexibility to thrive because life will throw stuff at you from any and all directions, sometimes gently testing you, while at others questioning the very strength of your roots right down as deep as they go.
Lastly, the more you surround yourself with a loving and supportive network you will also be able to weather life's storms better,
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