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Jake Summers's avatar

This was an incredible story with so much depth. I loved the tree adapting. Then the inclusion of the moss, then pivoting to your son! This is the right blueprint for an honest life, and one my story has followed. Appreciate you writing this and sharing the tree that’s different, and not in a bad way. In the right way.

M J's avatar

What a great lesson in resilience!

Wandering Armenian's avatar

Interesting post 👍 loved reading it..

Beyond the Liminal's avatar

This feels true in the bones. A tree that leaned because it had to, and grew anyway. The moss as proof that softness comes from endurance, not after it. And your son’s hand… no meaning needed, just presence. Thank you for naming another way to stand.

ORIGIN's avatar

You’re welcome.

I share these moments because they’re real to me — little pieces of attention, of noticing, of being alive inside my own life. Letting others see how I’m moving through the world feels like a quiet way of being human together.

I’m really glad this one landed with you.