As changes in our modern world grow more extreme and dramatic, resilience has become a hot topic. This past Fall, I was on a planning team for a women’s retreat that made resilience their theme. We dove into creating a tool kit for personal, relational, and community resilience and discussed everything from sleep hygiene and earthquake preparedness to communicating gratitude and love. It was a rich arena for growth and intention.
When I searched my blog archives, I came across this essay about weathering a summer storm at the 19th Century living history museum where I worked, Old World Wisconsin. You can read that entry – “We Amid the Flood” – HERE.
Resilience in nature seems to be all about the interdependent web of life. Ecosystems like forests and coral reefs are complex and dynamic places of shared resources and symbiotic relationships. Humans have barely begun to understand the processes that sustain life through time and change in these arenas. Perhaps we have greater understanding of personal and societal resilience, which is why our species is dominating the planet. However, that domination could create the collapse of the very planetary systems that sustain us.
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” ~ African proverb
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Priscilla, thanks for sharing that story and beautiful image. Nature is remarkable!
Indeed! Thanks for your visit. 🙂
Lovely response Priscilla. I especially liked the proverb, ““If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” ~ African proverb” Thank you!
My pleasure! Thanks for hosting! 🙂
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Great photos of Dunn Forest. 👏👏
Thanks, John!
Wonderful quote and image!
Thanks, Teresa!
What an amazing forest and that quote is fantastic, Priscilla.
Thanks!
Gorgeous photo and I appreciate that you make an effort to expand knowledge of the interconection of all life forms!
Thanks, Lindy! Good to be appreciated. 🙂
That quote is fantastic, echoing Sofia! The photo truly meets this week’s challenge, and is a work of art worth framing.
Thanks, John!
A great response as usual – and you know I have this feeling of hopelessness for our future here. I am afraid humans have grown too far away from understanding the necessity of loving and sustaining a healthy Mother Nature. We are all depending on it, but our leaders don’t seem to do anything to move in the right direction.
I try to keep hoping in Nature itself; as we are one, that is hope for myself, too.
True.❤️