I literally feel starved for the presence of nature.
To be surrounded by trees is medicine to me.
Trees are wise.
They can teach us so much.
“Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life.”
—Herman Hesse
As we navigate the next few months, let’s look to trees to support us.
Let them be our teachers::
Hold on to your hearts, people.
Ground in any way you can.
Lean on your people and support your community in ways that are doable and simple and helpful.
The next few months feel full of potential intensity.
Hmmm yes intensity
Lean on your tools::
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Meditation
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Writing
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Good rest
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Community
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Nourishment
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Move your body
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Take breaks
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Commune with nature in any way you can
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Be kind to yourself and others
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Listen
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Pause
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Connect to yourself first before reacting
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Turn off the NEWS
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Gather info intelligently and with discernment
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BE open to understanding
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Create openings for intentional joy and laughter
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Marvel at how incredible your strong and intelligent body is
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Drop all the fear
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Lean into hope and possibilities especially when it’s hard to do so
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Be ok with not knowing
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Don’t try to think your way through
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Celebrate this breath and this breath and this one too.
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Look around you to see who in your life needs to be heard…and listen
“So the tree rustles in the evening, when we stand uneasy before our own childish thoughts: Trees have long thoughts, long-breathing and restful, just as they have longer lives than ours. They are wiser than we are, as long as we do not listen to them. But when we have learned how to listen to trees, then the brevity and the quickness and the childlike hastiness of our thoughts achieve an incomparable joy. Whoever has learned how to listen to trees no longer wants to be a tree. He wants to be nothing except what he is. That is home. That is happiness.”
—Herman Hesse
