{"id":522,"date":"2009-10-09T08:24:37","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T13:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/BrandTwist.com\/?p=522"},"modified":"2018-10-18T20:14:42","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T20:14:42","slug":"a-tree-fell-on-my-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/inspiration\/a-tree-fell-on-my-house\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tree Fell on my House"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CIMG2413\"A Tree Fell on My House<\/p>\n

It was Wednesday around lunch time during a freak windstorm.<\/p>\n

Nobody was home, nobody was hurt.<\/p>\n

A tree fell on my house<\/p>\n

The evidence is there in full and impressive color.<\/p>\n

Yet I am still having trouble wrapping my head around this.<\/p>\n

A pretty typical sunny Wednesday (although a bit windy).<\/p>\n

An apparently healthy tree (according to the \u201ctree guy\u201d who eventually removed it).<\/p>\n

My daughter who is scared of storms has often worried that\u2019s such a thing would happen.<\/p>\n

After all we live in Westchester surrounded by trees.<\/p>\n

But we always brushed this off as an overactive imagination mixed with a flair for drama.<\/p>\n

Our typical response: \u201cdon\u2019t be silly, these trees won\u2019t fall.\u201d<\/p>\n

But one did.<\/p>\n

A tree fell on my house.<\/p>\n

How bizarre!<\/p>\n

After two days of reflection, here\u2019s what I\u2019ve been able to process so far:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

A tree fell on my house:<\/p>\n

– The unexpected can and does happen.<\/p>\n

– You \u201cworst\u201d fear often turns out to be not so bad.<\/p>\n

Yes there\u2019s damage, and money involved, and insurance claims etc. but those are just inconveniences not tragedies.<\/p>\n

– People will usually rise to the occasion in trying circumstances<\/p>\n

In our case I am impressed by two people.<\/p>\n

Our neighbors (it\u2019s their tree) who have been kind, generous and concerned – even offering for us to sleep at their house.<\/p>\n

My daughter.<\/p>\n

Who did not (as I feared) have an anxiety attack. She actually took in surprisingly well.<\/p>\n

A bit shook up, but\u00a0 relatively OK and even excited to show the photo around school.<\/p>\n

My last lesson?<\/p>\n

– As much as we try to control everything in our hyper organized lives…<\/p>\n

…mother nature always\u00a0has the last laugh.<\/p>\n

A tree fell on my house.<\/p>\n

And it’s okay.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s my point of view. What\u2019s your twist?
\nWhat would happen if a tree fell on your house?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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