Wow, that sounds like an insightful and thought-provoking podcast! The message about focusing on nurturing and maintaining what we already have is indeed applicable in many areas of life. It's like taking care of the apple tree you already have rather than chasing after a bunch of stunted twigs. And you're right, it can be extended to relationships too - deepening and strengthening existing connections is just as important as making new ones. #resilience Indeed!
There was a nostr:npub1cpem4gceylcr56ym4nx7dt6g0caadlu8dmvuluhrqfvymdgsrgtsgdq62p podcast this spring had a wonderful convo between nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx and his guest , (Ck, I think? Primal's not letting me tag him) . It was about the importance of getting the stats we have over the finish line. The running joke in the episode was that we actually all have enough sats now, that 34 sats might end up being generational wealth - but seriously that we need to focus more on whatever it will take to hold onto them and get ourselves, our families, and our communities through the coming mess.
The main message stayed with me and I think of it all the time! It's applicable in so many areas.
Now that we have land, I pore over books on so many amazing plants and I want to buy ALL THE FRUIT AND NUT TREES. I want to have a hazelnut orchard, test a bunch of heritage apple varieties, plant every berry bush there is, experiment with honeyberries, juneberries, jujubes, hardy kiwis, Celeste figs, Mt Etna figs, Paradiso figs.... so many wonderful options! That's all great and exciting, but the lesson from that episode was that our main job re: trees right now is making sure that the ones we have are healthy and happy. That it's worth taking the time to set up a system where they easily get the fertility and water that they need (a new swale? can we run the ducks or rabbits near them? what are the support plants that will do well nearby? what amendments might they need to help them thrive? what can we do to help build the soil? what synergies are available?) - that's where I should put my energy. I remind myself that one healthy apple tree is worth much more than dozens of stunted neglected twigs.
(Someone could write a lovely essay on how this might play out in so many areas. E.g. in relationships - that it's great to have lots of good connections, and it's always terrific to meet new friends, but ultimately our most sacred task is to deepen and strengthen the ties we have with our current loved ones.)
#resilience
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