On the Brink

“Even at the very brink, life thrives, rising to the challenge”

Very similar to the message from the flower growing out of the asphalt, except this is about thriving against all odds, about struggling all the way until it gets to that make it or break it point, and then either making ng it or breaking it. Elder trees hang off cliff faces gracing the sky with their indomitable will to survive - these teachers have made it. These who have grown in such an unlikely place and not only survived, but grew big and strong, they have much to teach us about endurance, about hanging on and powering through, about conserving their life force only for things that are truly important.