Once the unusually warm weather showed up, I started
checking for signs of spring—and that’s when I spotted what looked like an extreme
haircut. Standing alongside the road was a towering evergreen pruned and scooped
out so much that it resembled the letter “c.” Poor tree.
The sacrifice was necessary. The pruning prevented the
tree’s branches from damaging power lines and plunging the neighborhood into
darkness if a major storm blew through town. The township chose uninterrupted
electricity over aesthetics, and residents probably supported the trade-off. After
all, who wants to be without lights? While certain trade-offs cost more than
others, this courageous girl didn’t let the costs stop her:
I wonder how many of us are brave enough to jump in and make
a huge difference in someone else’s life? Many times, change must first start in
the most difficult places—in ourselves. What are you thinking about pruning, piece
by piece, from your life to create a better you?
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