if our woes grew burls
we would look like this gnarled tree
full of precious bumps 🦊❤️
Burls are bumps that sometime grow on certain trees as a result of the trees being injured, parasitic attacks, fungal infections and other known and unknown negative impacts. The burls can grow quite large and can look very unsightly and quite grotesque. The paradox is however that burls are highly sought after by woodworkers because of their exquisite grain patterns and are worth lots of money. While our woes may look pretty ugly, if we look inside them there just may be many beautiful things to be learned that are worth their weight in gold. 🦊❤️