A true story
A woman left the bitter cold of the northeast to move to sunny Florida for one reason alone. She always wanted a palm tree. So moving to the middle of the state, she found a small house that was just ideal for her. It had a palm tree in the yard—her palm tree.
She dealt with the unique vermin of the south, salamanders gawking at her from the ceiling at night, frogs the size of a giant fist that would come in to escape the heat and squeeze under cupboards to then expire, the occasional alligator, and a host of other uninvited creatures. And the heat, and the neighbors. She needed air conditioning all year round, not her wish, but it was all great for one reason alone. Each morning she would wake up, go outside and look at her palm tree and feel a sense of contentment and peace.
A single symbol provided the grounding she needed to feel inner contentment. Nothing more.
We can all find the peace we seek and the grounding we need. It is not other people or material items, yet likely something simple yet meaningful. A particular small plant, stream, painting, or poem may be meaningless to most and yet the world to you. Your harmony awaits you should you choose to embrace it.
