I am such a fan of Julia Butterfly Hill. Great quote!
I recommend her book: The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods
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Originally Posted by JakeTulane
"As I started to picture the trees in the storm, the answer began to dawn on me. The trees in the storm don't try to stand up straight and tall and erect. They allow themselves to bend and be blown with the wind. They understand the power of letting go. Those trees and those branches that try too hard to stand up strong and straight are the ones that break. Now is not the time for you to be strong, Julia, or you, too, will break." -- Julia Butterfly Hill
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