Why it matters to take time for the small things

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Morgan Harper Nichols

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🗓️ 27 October 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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0:00.0	Before we begin, I just want to take a moment to thank today's sponsor StoryBlocks.
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0:34.6	Well, hello there.
0:35.9	My name is Morgan Harper-Nichols. I'm an artist and a writer, and this is a space where I share words that I hope can make a little room for you to slow down and take a few deep breaths as you prepare for whatever lies ahead. Thanks for being here today. And now on to today's episode.
0:59.8	This week, we're talking about how to thrive in the desert in a place that at first glance
1:06.0	might not seem like it's designed for wild and abundant growth. If you're just tuning in, be sure to check
1:12.3	out part one and part two wherever you listen to podcasts. I really hope you can enjoy these
1:17.4	observations and I hope they remind you of what's possible no matter what landscape you find
1:23.3	yourself in right now. During my time at the Desert Botanical Garden, we observe that many desert
1:30.0	trees, such as acacias and desert willow trees, have small leaves. We learned that smaller leaves
1:38.0	allow these trees to be more drought resistant, whereas larger leaves actually heat up faster and are more prone to damage
1:48.3	and fire. Learning about these desert trees and their leaf size got me thinking about all of the
1:55.8	small things in life that don't always feel significant in the moment.
2:04.5	Number one, writing one sentence in a journal.
2:07.3	Number two, watering a plant.
2:09.9	Three, answering a message.
2:13.2	Organizing a small stack of papers.
2:15.7	Planting one seed.
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