Back in April of 2011 I wrote a blog post about the tree outside my window. In June of 2012, I gave an update about my tree in My Tree - Part II - It's a Miracle.
“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” - Albert Einstein
As I watched the winds of Hurricane Sandy batter my tree I thought for sure there is no way she is going to survive this storm. Her branches bent with incredible grace and flexibility. Her roots held strong:
By contrast, there was a tree that by all appearances should have had no problem weathering the storm but sadly she was uprooted and fell to the ground:
We never know how or when the winds of life are going to blow. I do know that I can live and breathe, embracing the present moment feeling the miracle that my tree survived another storm.
Tree Pose - from "Songs of Freedom:Poems From a Healing Odyssey" now available on Amazon
Violent winds battered my limbs
strong roots held fast
I feared I might break
Divinity the sap coursing through my trunk
sustaining me.
Find my drishti
moving slowly
feel my balance
trauma turned my world upside down
but did not uproot me.
Standing strong
the storm now passed
as raised arms grow my tree
my Spirit rises
I bloom.
May all beings be happy and free!
From my heart to yours
With total love and deepest gratitude,
Mary
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