Why I'm Thinking About Trees This Morning
“Most people think sequoias survive because they're massive.
But that's not even close to the real reason.
If you’ve ever had the privilege standing beside one of these giants, you’ll find it hard NOT to think of resilience.
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Tracy Chrestsubstack.comIf we continue to measure our lives by standards of self-determination, self-actualization, self-reliance, self-betterment, self-caregiving just to get wiser, happier, and healthier seems like a strange path.
But if we change our orientation to one of interdependence, seeing humans as a web of twisted roots, a vision of interdependence allows for us
... See moreI keep thinking that in this age of air (fast changes, rapid technological advancement, information flood, using our heads way more than our bodies), we need to learn how to grow strong roots for support. Just like a well-rooted plant won’t be easily blown over by a wind, we too need strong roots (interconnected with other roots in the system to
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