To Be Transformed.

There’s a birch tree which stands along the path behind our home.

Year after year, I’ve watched her grow – through hurricanes and blizzards and devastating ice storms. Yet still, she persevered – oddly stronger than before.

And, with each new season her stiffened bark would break and curl revealing a tenderness within. How ironic – that this ‘cloak’ which once confined had sheared to paper thin.

I thought of myself in the context of her lesson. Are we not much the same? That is to say, even when greatly weathered – our tenderness remains, unchanged.

Though we may fear losing the subtlety of its essence, it’s important to remember-

That which we ‘are’ can never be forsaken. Rather, we are – much like the birch – transformed.

In peace…

Namaste ❤️

About

Tara Lemieux is a mindful wanderer, and faithful stargazer. Although she often appears to be listening with great care, rest assured she is most certainly‘forever lost in thought. She is an ardent explorer and lover of finding things previously undiscovered or at the very least mostly not-uncovered.

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