128 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bitman 21 Feb \ on: How resilient are you? meta
One symbol of resilience is found in nature: the tall grass bends when moved by the breeze.
In a way, we are the tall grass - but as we are moved by the breeze, the breeze can't help but become part of us too.
We often get caught by our idea of what is self.
Best be fluid and dance.
That’s such a beautiful way of putting it. That the obstacles we go through get absorbed into the bloodstream n become part of us
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The opposite of a flexible reed, or grass, is being a dry stick.
If we try to be rigid and resist change in our life, there's a possibility that our sense of self could snap or break.
Having a receptive, open mind - in the face of inner and outer change -we can be a lot stronger.
In many cultures strength is seen as unyielding, when evolution and what we see in nature around us suggests the opposite.
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