60 Seconds For Wednesdays on Whidbey: Humans Like Trees Are Sturdier Than We Might Believe

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Hello to you listening in Aukland, New Zealand ! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. I’ve been walking in the rain to settle my restless, anxious spirit. I live in Washington. It rains. If don’t walk in the rain I’d probably never walk. As I walked I reflected on something my teacher Thich Nhat Hanh said about people and the sturdiness of trees, “ When you look at the tree during the storm you can see that the top of the tree is not solid. You can only see the tiny branches and a number of leaves on the top of the tree swaying back and forth under the effect of the wind. You have the impression that the tree is very vulnerable but if you look down to see the big branches and the trunk of the tree you see that the tree is strongly rooted in the ground. The impression that the tree is vulnerable will vanish. You see that the tree is much more solid than it looks at the top. We are like that, too ." Practical Tip : When you feel anxious, uncertain or vulnerable you can practice to get solid and peaceful again.