Weekword-Tenacious by Mary

It's my late late Monday posting habit these days to finish my weekword post, but it's the only chance I seem to be able to sit in front of the computer and not have a million things to do. I really enjoyed Mary's word this week and have been trying to consider how I think of tenacity in terms of outside of myself and my own struggles at having a habit of not letting go of unpleasant emotions or thoughts at times. The places I go to when I'm having a hard time letting go, and the most natural examples of tenaciousness I can think of are all found right outside me door.

From the smallest weed defiantly spreading its leaves from the cracks in the sidewalk

 to the bending trunk of a Queen Palm in a hurricane-plants are sturdy little go getters :)

I fall in love every time I touch a craggy old oak that has long withstood the bitter blade of a farmers scythe and the interminable passage of seasons that alter the world all around them.

and the California coast wouldn't be nearly as austerely ruggedly beautiful without the Monterey Cypresses that cling to the rocky outcrops like castaways trapped on a forbidden shore.

Life, in all it's varying forms, has so much to teach me every moment of every day and I'm so glad I wrote this post to remind myself that all I have to do is be quiet for a moment, stop, listen, and let go.

Please visit Mary and John who were also playing this week and thanks again for a great word Mary!