Conversations with Tree #2

CONVERSATIONS WITH TREE #2

 

HOW DO YOU STAY SAFE I ASK?

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Earthly nutrients. Could look like grounding, drinking water from a new location when you arrive, anything to help you feel connected with the earth. The fear comes in when I am too spacey, too universal, too vast. Simply spend a moment grounding back into the earth. The Earth has the capacity and willingness to hold all creatures, plants and elements without judgement. In fact, the swirl of it all is what makes the Earth so safe.

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YEAH, BUT WHAT ABOUT DANGEROUS WEATHER OR PREDATORY ANIMALS (IE: A SHARK OR A BIG CAT) I ASK?

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Common earthly sense, intuition, PRESENCE, and awareness.

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YEAH, BUT WHAT IF I READ THE SIGNS WRONG? OR I MAKE A MISTAKE I ASK?

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Don’t worry about what ifs, they can happen but life doesn’t necessarily end when you die it simply shifts. 

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BUT I WILL MISS THE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE…

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But they are always present within you. At any given moment you can access them. It is all just a big misunderstanding that things end.

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OK, WELL I AM AFRAID TO DIE AND OF DYING…

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Understandable. I have seen many die around me and it is ok. just like shedding or releasing it is simply a different transition. 

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BUT, IT MAY HURT I SAY?

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So??? Haven’t you survived hurt before? 

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YEAH, MANY OF TIMES I REPLY.

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So, what is the matter? Plus the pain or whatever is just a “blip”, a moment in time that is so minuscule it will seem like nothing.

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SO, WHAT DO I DO ABOUT FOOD I ASK?

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EAT IT silly. No, but really you are ok.

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OK? EVEN IF I NEVER EAT A VEGETABLE?

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You’ve been doing amazing so far. Again, don’t fret about the what ifs.

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BUT, WHAT IS THIS STUFF ABOUT MY OWN MORTALITY?

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Meh…just worry. Lifetimes occur, time passes, winds blow and you are but a moment in time. It will happen one day and you will be ok.

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SO, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH TRAUMA?

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Well, as you see here. I lost a limb and I am still growing. You release, you grow, you remember but you keep going. Again a “blip”, sure there are some scars but look around, aren’t I lucky?

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IT IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL HERE. AND I AM SURE YOU GET VISITORS ON THESE PARK BENCHES I SAY.

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Yes + yes! So much YES!

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IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED FROM ME?

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A hug. And is there anything you need from me?

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LOVE. JUST LOVE ME AS ME. 

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And it is done.

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Just like that I walk away from the tree. 

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