My cuts may seem wild or unrestrained, yet each is made with quiet intention. I trust that even a wayward stroke is not a tragedy when the roots hold strong. The tree will rise again—perhaps bending toward an unexpected horizon—and in those deviations we discover how deeply we learn from our mistakes. For it is within that uncertainty that the true art of our craft lives. And for those who fear that a hard pruning steals the promise of fruit, I sometimes wonder if they realize that the best harv