When was the last time (before this pandemic took root and made us prisoners in our own homes) that you really stopped to look at, feel close to, listen to, touch or consider the immense power of the mighty trees that give shelter above your head?
Nature is truly empowering, deeply healing and intensely restorative.
Since childhood I’ve always loved being close to trees and had an unconquerable need and deep respect and desire to stay close to nature.
From the very earliest stages of my life I played in grassy fields, with long, waving grass you could hide inside, lie down in, fall asleep in even (although as children we had far too much energy for that!)
You’d feel it wrapping itself around you and keeping you safe, comforted and at peace. There was an instantly felt and absorbed gentleness in being this close to the ground and the earth around me and the soil beneath me, made me naturally happy.
I now feel it more intensely, looking back at these moments of my childhood and seeing with great clarity how very lucky I was to be able to live like this. We lived freely, playfully, intently.
I am still able to live freely, playfully and intently. What a gift this is. It is also my inherent feeling that trees give even more to me as an adult. They are the great keepers of great thoughts and even greater feelings.