Rooted in the moment

Lent has started. I tend to be someone who takes too much on or gives too much up.

There is sometimes something to be said for simply being.

This picture is taken in Eastriggs, Scotland. I probably find myself in the village 3 or 4 times each year, and have done so for over a decade. It is the Commonwealth Village. I walk passed these trees on each visit with my dogs. I love the way they have bent to the wind and yet remain sturdy and steadfast. They simply are. I know plant and tree specialists can probably tell me just how much energy it takes for a tree to simply be, for in the being there is thriving.

I hope you will find ways to simply be during Lent.