| Name | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|
bamboo 🎍 | implied prolific and multi-purpose nature | awkward to incorporate into daily language, perhaps too "sprouty" and out-of-control |
chief 🪶 | regal, a good sense of self-worth | vulnerable to the trappings of judging oneself by success/failure |
mercury ⚕️ | matched how I felt—very busy these days, lots of activity, implied focus on commerce and communication | made me feel agitated (mercurial!) |
evergreen 🌲 | calming | broad-stroked, too static |
bonsai 🪴 | beautiful, balance of divergence and convergence | too deliberate and an attempt at manipulating nature/circumstances, finicky |
root 🥕 | grounding, implied direction towards nourishing qualities/habits and moving away from non-nourishing ones, implied investigation of one's ancestral roots | too entangled, too secluded and dark |