The Power of Trees To Make You Happy and Positive

Learn the lessons trees want to teach you.

A watercolor painting of a path through the woods. | Image made by the author with Canva AI.

Hi there!

Trees make me happy. I can’t say why, but they do.

The older or more gnarled a tree, the deeper it warms my heart.

Trees understand facing adversity. They stand tall against rain, sleet, snow, and hurricane winds.

I think of all creation, trees would best understand life with mental illness. They know what it’s like to be rooted in place and how to face circumstances beyond their control.

Let’s look at five ways you’re like a tree and how they can encourage you to maintain a positive mindset.

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 “In October, a maple tree before your window lights up your room like a great lamp. Even on cloudy days, its presence helps to dispel the gloom.”

- John Burroughs

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Scott Ninneman publishes two newsletters each week. The Sunday All Things Bipolar Newsletter (off Substack) features the newest content about bipolar life. The Speaking Bipolar Positivity Club Newsletter shares inspirational stories three times a week to help you maintain a positive mindset.

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How You’re Like a Tree

1. Trials

The first way you resemble a tree is you both face hard trials. Trees fight everything from raging wildfires to category five storm winds. And most of the time, they live to tell the tale, some for thousands of years. One tree in Chile is thought to be more than 5,000 years old.

Maybe you won’t live as long as a tree, but you can stand tall like one. Think about what troubles you’ve faced in the past, and yet you’re still here, just like a tree.