More Thoughts on Bending and Swaying

More Thoughts on Bending and Swaying--

Thoughts often come to me when I have no way to write them down.  Someone suggested a tape recorder.  That is a very good idea.  Now to make it happen.

The thought I had about our ability to bend is this.  When trees cannot bend enough, they break.  Once they break, there is no way they can be repaired.  They cannot change.  There are no second or third chances to go back and repair the damage.  Often the jagged pieces that are left eventually rot away, and what was left of the tree is gone forever.  They did not make the decision to break.  Maybe the wind blew harder than they could withstand.  Maybe there was decay on the inside that no one noticed.  Whatever the reason, they lost the ability to bend and sway.  And so they died.

While we are certainly like the tree in many ways, we are also quite different.  We are allowed multiple opportunities to bend and sway.  We are given the chance to repair ourselves through discussion, prayer, writing.  We have time on our side.  Time to make whatever repairs that need to be made.

I am eternally grateful for time.  However, since none of us know how much time we have, maybe we should get with the plan and stop being so rigid.  Maybe we should choose to smooth off the jagged edges of our lives and grow flowers in our hearts.  Maybe we should learn that laughter and fun helps keep the rot away!  Ok.  Perhaps I am stretching it just a bit.  

I promise.  No more thoughts on bending and swaying.  Going outside to enjoy the beauty of nature.  Hope you are, too.