Lessons from the Palm Tree

Palm trees are generally known for their beauty and associated with warmth, but what makes them even cooler is one fact about these trees. Have you even noticed how palm trees bend but don’t break? In strong winds, including hurricane force winds, the palm tree remains standing. Its roots spread wide and very deep.

This characteristic alone is amazing. And here’s how it ties to our current lacrosse situation, when strong winds come the palm tree’s root system is not weakened, but actually strengthened by these storms! Yes, when the wind blows hard on a palm tree, the roots stretch and grow stronger. There's a lot to be learned from this fact and it's a concept that we can apply to our current lives. There's always going to be a storm, but it's up to us to decide how we act and what we do differently after the storm.

Conclusion

What’s the lesson here? Strong winds will come and go. Difficulties, uncertainty and stress are, and always will be, a part of life. It’s how you work through the storms and who you are after the storms pass that matters most. Instead of feeling disappointed or let down by these times, let the winds bend and stretch you and watch yourself grow stronger. This new strength will allow you to be resilient and bounce back just like the palm tree does after a storm. When things get tough don’t give in or give up, bend, bend a lot…and then get back on your feet. In connection with our current situation, we can use this storm to grow. We can use these difficult times to strengthen ourselves as individuals and athletes. Improve as a son, daughter, brother, sister, teammate or lacrosse player. WEATHER THE STORM, SPREAD THE ROOTS AND COME OUT OF THIS EVEN STRONGER THAN WE WENT INTO IT!