Imagine a world where animals, trees or flowers quit just before they bloom, afraid of predators, fire, or bees.
In the enchanting Whispering Woods, there lived a very peculiar tree known as the All-or-Nothing Tree.
Unlike other trees, who gradually changed through the season with beautiful gold-brown and orange colorings, this tree had a dramatic way of being: it was either cloaked in a lush blanket of leaves or starkly bare, with not a single leaf in sight.
Sammy Squirrel and the Mysterious Tree
Little Sammy Squirrel, a sprightly and curious creature, was fascinated by this odd tree.
While scurrying around one crisp autumn morning, he paused and called out, “All-or-Nothing Tree, why do you swing from one extreme to another?
Why not ease into each season like the other trees?
The tree, stirred by the wind, murmured back,
Sammy, I try to hold onto my leaves, but when the end seems near, I get scared. What if I can’t handle what’s next? So, I let them all go, thinking it’s easier this way.
Sammy, with his heart touched by the tree’s honest words, had an idea.
What if you don’t have to face the end alone?
I’m here a lot, and I can help.
Maybe, together, we can try something different.
A New Approach
Sammy and the tree started a new daily ritual.
Every morning, Sammy encouraged the tree to hold onto just a few leaves longer than it felt comfortable.
Let’s try just one more day, Sammy would cheer, brimming with encouragement.
And so, each day, the All-or-Nothing Tree tried to hold onto its leaves a little longer, experiencing the world in shades of change it had never imagined possible.
Slowly, the tree began to enjoy the vibrancy of its leaves and the feeling of achieving something it thought was beyond its reach.
The Tree Learns Gradual Change
With each passing day, the All-or-Nothing Tree grew stronger and more balanced.
It was no longer overwhelmed by the fear of the final leaf falling. Instead, it learned to enjoy the journey of each leaf’s lifespan, seeing the beauty in gradual change.
The other trees noticed the transformation and rustled their leaves in admiration.
How did you learn to embrace change so gracefully? they whispered in the wind.
Smiling in the warm sun, the tree replied, I learned that letting go doesn’t have to be all at once. With a little help and a lot of courage, I discovered how to face my fears one day at a time.
A Lesson for All
Sammy and the All-or-Nothing Tree taught everyone in Whispering Woods an invaluable lesson: Success and growth often come not from fearing the end but from embracing the journey, one small step at a time.
With a faithful friend/coach by your side, the path to overcoming fear becomes a shared adventure filled with support and love.
Thus, the All-or-Nothing Tree learned never to give up before the miracle happens, growing not just in leaves but in spirit and resilience.
And the woods were all the better for its newfound courage, whispering tales of the little squirrel and the tree that learned to change, one leaf at a time.
Discussion
ADHD is often all or nothing, Rock Star to has been, thinking they are hurting the person they cut off or the project they don’t finish, when, in fact, they only hurt themselves.
This is an old saying, but no one cares about whether you succeed; most people hope you fail. By failing, quitting, or not completing, you prevent yourself from supporting others and living your best life.
It’s a brain thing.
I have said so many times that your brain does not like change.
If you are unable to complete a project, it’s time to start one supplement at a time. Its time to find out what makes you quit.
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