Kristen: Embrace decay...and other rain-forest inspired thoughts

Rain-forests thrust life and death under our noses, with sounds, sights, smells mingling moistly in a glorious cacophony of colours. Death and decay are embraced, not mourned. Leaves rot, naked logs sink into the forest floor, bare branches lurch from dizzy heights to the ground.

To stand tall in the rain forest, shed your juvenile leaves and branches. Seek the sun. Don't mourn your cast offs; they are already being subsumed by and nourishing those who need them.

Love your neighbours and relish the dance together, weaving a forest fabric. Know that there are strengths in community and diversity. 

Relish each joyful moment and seize every opportunity, for tomorrow there may be a rat. Just one rat can change everything.

Is our future built on a cycle of death and decay, or will a disruptive predator change everything?