Some of nature’s strongest structures are flexible.

RESILIENCE

WHAT THIS MEANS

The oak that will not bend snaps in the storm; the grass and the reed and the tall palm survive by giving way. Rigidity looks like strength right up until the load exceeds it, and then it fails all at once instead of gradually.

Examine where you are being rigid because it feels strong. Positions, plans, self-image. Ask what would happen under real pressure. Building in some give is not weakness, it is the difference between bending and breaking.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Where would bending serve you better than holding firm?

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