Getting Past Defensiveness

Today was another contemplative/meditative day.  Maria and I went to a large cinder cone north of Flagstaff, where I encountered and connected with a very old, peaceful and stable pinion pine.  I sat with the tree, allowing myself to be wrapped in its feeling of strength and peace, which, in turn, allowed me to sort out and finalize my approach to one of my clients.  I needed to get past any reactiveness or defensiveness on my part, and replace those feelings with love, understanding and compassion.