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tree begins to grow quickly over six weeks.
This tree that showed no signs of change for
the past five years now stands 80-feet tall.
Crazy, right!

The world that we live in today is driven
by instant gratification. It is easy to give up
because we don’t see results. The Chinese
Bamboo Tree is a great comparison to our
human life. This could be true, whether
we are working on improving ourselves or
coaching others. When there are no signs
of change, it is easy to lose hope. A human
life compared to the Bamboo Tree – what
if you had stopped after all those years of
work, commitment and dedication, right
before the miracle was about to happen?
The Bamboo Tree was changing beneath
the surface, building a strong foundation to
sustain its sudden growth. Sometimes change HELPING SCHOOLS
is not visible to the naked eye – as humans,
change may be taking place beneath the FOCUS ON WHAT
surface. Be diligent in your journey of life,
patient, understanding and hopeful. Just like MATTERS MOST
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For me, the story teaches patience, faith,
hope and perseverance. We live in a quick, Funding Solutions
convenient society, but we must remember
to continue to move forward. Keep your faith
in your important work, yourself, and your
families.

Remember, when life hands you dirt, plant
seeds. A seed neither fears light nor darkness, For more information, contact:
but uses both to grow. Plant your seeds wisely. TYLER GIRTMAN
To quote William Wordsworth: “Your mind 602.373.1759
is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. The TYLERG@CLIMATEC.COM
harvest can either be flowers or weeds.”
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