It's a book for children but the lessons and wisdom are for anyone who struggles with carrying a heavy burden of uncluttered worrisome thoughts.
What I love about this book, is the clarity and the simplicity on organizing one's worries and the act of unloading those worries off one's back if it gets too heavy to carry. The worry tree has different animals which serve to carry different kinds of worries. So for example, if you have a worry about friends, and you can't do anything about it, you give that worry to one of the animal and leave it there. There is also a black hole in the tree, where you place worries which can't be named or worries too heavy for anyone to help carry, you push it all in the black hole - that's my favorite kind of place for me give my worries to.
It's really neat the way the story helps in teaching children and adults in managing and organizing one's worries and emotions before calling it a day. I am currently reading another book about managing emotions and this book coincidentally shows that. It affirms how important it is to sit down and reflect, to have some "me time" so to understand oneself better. It's a much needed life skill which can be very useful for those who are emotionally all over the place.
So you've got any pending worries you wish to unload and hang it on the tree? I think it's time you should get them off your back and feel lighter. It's always much easier to see the real cause of the worry when its out of your system and hanging there to be seen with objectivity. Only then you can start to know if its worth worrying or find ways to right the cause of worry.
Worry not! The tree is always there waiting for you. =)
