one of the strongest trees in the world is the redwood her roots grow so deep that even when the chaos of a storm hits she does not yield yet the seed will not germinate until a wildfire touches it meaning that some of the most indestructible forces in life are grown from the ashes meaning the next time you feel as though your life is going up in flames the path forward is clouded by smoke and you’re gasping for air coughing up the last of your hope but all you can breathe in is despair remember that your struggles are the fire you are forged from remember that suffering only ever deepens your cup so there is more compassion for the hollow hearts of this world to drink from remember that your spine carries the stories of the millions of lives that had to be lived for you to even be here have you ever thought about what a miracle it is that you even you made it here? so stand tall as the force of fucking nature that you are because beneath your feet are the shoulders of your ancestors and life offers no guarantees other than the breath you’re taking so purpose was never a question never once did the redwood ask if it was growing in the right direction out of the ashes of who you once were who will now rise? your body is a bridge between death and life 🌹video by angels @nachumdaniel @jack.elias 🌹violin by the master himself @richvagner