A story of an apple tree, a testament to survival and thriving

Crystal Star Author

Some of us have to grow up and live with little or no care, with trauma and hardship, but that doesn't mean that we can't grow, that we can't thrive..

Making the world sweeter

Some of us have to grow up and live with little or no care, with trauma and hardship, but that doesn't mean that we can't grow, that we can't thrive, that we can't have a beautiful and abundant and joyful life, that we can't live life to the fullest and enjoy each and every moment.

Thank you little apple tree for your resilience, for surviving, for living for sharing your beauty and bounty and thank you to all of you who have had to do the same.

As I have been working on my Mind Magic course for my Membership site, I have been seeing more and more Magic in my life, one way this comes in is by synchronicities another through slowing down and observing the magic around us, which is oddly enough, this weekends weekend challenge.

This post is about one of these magical instances. The lesson, you can live a beautiful, magical and fruitful life, despite your circumstances and this post was prompted by a post by my beautiful friend Biljana on Linked In, who posted about her pear tree, which really touched me and got me thinking about my apple tree.

Let me tell you about my apple tree, I have an apple tree in my garden and. Iike Biljana and her pear tree, it also amazes me how she lives so beautifully and abundantly without any care and shares her bounty every year.

I saved my apple tree about 15 years ago from a supermarket, she was clearly nearly dead and wilting, but I took her home and planted her in the garden and she survived. About 12 years ago I had to move house, and knowing she would die if I left her, I dug it up and replanted her in my new garden, knowing, although this may kill her, at least she had a chance, like me she survived another trauma, a testament to our resilience.

A few years ago I had to have some fir trees topped out in my garden, a huge part of the tree fell on my lovely apple tree, she was severely damaged, like me she survived another trauma.

This year as always, she budded in spring and set forth a bounty of beautiful white blossom that brought joy to my garden. Then we had a bumper crop of apples, I filled a wooden box, with apples left over for the wildlife. She thrives, after all that, she thrives and lives and heals, extending her beautiful branches higher and higher to the reaching for the sun and sharing her beauty and bounty.

I totally resonated. Some souls are just so resilient and continue to thrive despite trauma and pain. We often have to be don't we.

My life purpose, my mission is to help others live beautiful, magnificent lives, despite circumstances, teaching what I have learned over these many decades of surviving and finding the strength to thrive and find joy and peace and love in my life again, living our best, happiest, most abundant lives, despite everything.

Love to you all

Crystal