Sure was a cold walk this morning. My exhale fogged and rose to about eye height and even with the hard wind I had to turn my head to the side to be able to see. Brrr!

I noticed that the trees were being forced to continually bow to mother because of the very strong winds that she was subjecting them to. Unfortunately, all that got me to thinking. Those poor trees, many over 100 years old, have suffered through all kinds of abuse and thousands of trials and tribulations during their long life all provided by mother. Yet there they still stand with her as they reach toward the heavens. Seems they must be very forgiving or just really dumb.

Slipping into all that thinking came a thought of my own case of near 27 years of some abuse and weathering through many trial and tribulation events yet, tho I do raise do my arms toward the heavens a lot, here I still am with nary a thought of leaving ever happening. Yep that's me, very forgiving and dumb as a tree.

Not for sure but there is a slight possibility that I've created a few negatives for the other half yet she is still here too. Guess that could mean we're both dumb as a tree?



Tribulation will not hurt you, unless it does - what alas! It too often does - unless it hardens you and makes you sour and narrow and skeptical. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin