A gnarly tree with twisted trunk    

Smooth bark and multi toned.    

Lancet leather grey-green leaves    

Sprout fourth in heat or cold.    

In spring, white blossoms bloom    

Exploding bursts from gumnut pod    

And dance in childlike circles   

To celebrate the midday sun      

Recoils in frost but thrives in thaw    

It grows, but rather slow!   

With shape forever changing    

The long-lived gum from the snow.      

Like the snow gum, personal change can be at times difficult and slow going.  But when we have the courage to open to our inner experience - and within the safety of the therapeutic relationship - we have the potential to grow and thrive, with a clearer sense of who we are in the world.