Humans \u2014 often the well-off humans \u2014 have a tendency to get caught up in what they don\u2019t have or what they can\u2019t be. We look at the people around us and pity ourselves for not doing as well. We blame where we came from and we want to be somewhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plants don\u2019t have an option, so they give it their all wherever their seed landed and try to bloom where they\u2019re planted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The result is some motivational stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am especially fascinated by plants who live their lives on the edge. Whether it’s cliffs…<\/p>\n\n\n\n …or on the edge of a creek\/river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Interesting ways.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For various reasons, plants grow in odd ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes plants get really big. And that just looks cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n An interesting thing about plants is that they can get cancer — abnormal cell growth — and it’s not exactly deadly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Trees can even be hallow on the inside and still alive. (Though people can be too, metaphorically). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Plants can get other diseases that are harmful. But will still keep on keeping on! I admire their dedication to searching for the sunshine amongst life’s obstacles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As a tiny child, I dubbed the following tree \u201cthe 4 Tree.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Located on my grandparent\u2019s farm, the 4 Tree has become a family icon, acting as the centerpiece for annual family photoshoots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to my grandmother, the tree used to be a \u201cnormal\u201d tree, growing vertically and all. Then it started growing horizontally. Then it got better and started growing vertically on both ends of its horizontal trunk. The result? A freak of nature I absolutely adore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 4 Tree is in Chatsworth, Ontario, Canada, but I did find a similar looking one in Huron, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, the next time you’re outside walking amongst plants, see if you can spot any “motivational plants” yourself. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No, I am not going to talk about an elixir mix of herbal tea, or incense that gives you a spike of motivation. A “motivational plant” is a term I made up to describe plants that grow in interesting conditions or in interesting ways. Interesting conditions. Humans — often the well-off humans — have a … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[80,36,79,49,76,77,75,44,4,78,53,73,74,37],"class_list":["post-377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","tag-80","tag-creek","tag-four","tag-interesting","tag-motivation","tag-motivational","tag-natural","tag-nature","tag-new-york","tag-plant","tag-river","tag-tree","tag-trees","tag-water"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/dorknewyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/165524331_1091082234637564_6042357869805403528_n.jpg?fit=1801%2C1351&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/dorknewyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/dorknewyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/dorknewyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/dorknewyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/dorknewyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/dorknewyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":434,"href":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/dorknewyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377\/revisions\/434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/dorknewyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/dorknewyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/dorknewyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fredstories.com\/dorknewyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredstories.com\/dorknewyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/164629450_450467896175475_2493949230044013668_n-1.jpg?resize=764%2C1024&ssl=1\")
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