Some questions for you to think about:
Have you a favourite species of tree? If so, what is it about that tree that you most like?
I love all trees but if I had to pick a specific tree, it would have to be the willow, specifically the weeping willow. I have not been around a lot of them in my life but have found I have always been drawn to them. They call to me and someday if I ever own my own house or property, I plan to grow several of them. They make me feel at peace, calm, and connected.
Are the feelings you get when walking in a woods different from those when walking on the beach, in the mountains, through a town etc? Do you get different feelings in different types of forest ~ such as between deciduous and coniferous?
Most definitely. I love to walk in the woods, especially if things are particularly stressful or out of sorts. The trees give me energy, clear my mind, and give me a feeling of serenity and calm. The beach gives me a feeling of excitement and a little fear, while walking through town makes me feel connected in a different way, excited, though sometime overwhelmed and stressed. I am not sure about different types of forests, I just know that at certain times, when I need to replenish... I need lots of trees.
Have you ever planted a tree to mark a specific event in life ~ a birth, marriage, death etc? Did you plant whatever tree was available, or choose a particular species because it suited the occasion?
I have planted a couple of trees with no success. They were not for any particular event, just really to plant trees in my yard. All died unfortunately and I have been afraid to try again. I also have not had any place to plant a tree lately.. moving around, rentals and apartments.
My brother planted a tree for my sister-in-law for her son who was killed in Afganistan last summer. I did the blessing on this tree... asking it and him to please care for his mom, Theresa, and he is there still to this day, with the tree, doing just that.
Practical exercise:
Find a tree and talk to it! Spend time quietly meditating... make offers... compose poems in honour of it... sit and listen to what it says, what images come into your mind. In the longer term, try going back to the tree in different seasons and keep a diary of how its moods change. Try to talking to other trees of different species, to see if you can pick up on distinct qualities.
Have you a favourite species of tree? If so, what is it about that tree that you most like?
I love all trees but if I had to pick a specific tree, it would have to be the willow, specifically the weeping willow. I have not been around a lot of them in my life but have found I have always been drawn to them. They call to me and someday if I ever own my own house or property, I plan to grow several of them. They make me feel at peace, calm, and connected.
Are the feelings you get when walking in a woods different from those when walking on the beach, in the mountains, through a town etc? Do you get different feelings in different types of forest ~ such as between deciduous and coniferous?
Most definitely. I love to walk in the woods, especially if things are particularly stressful or out of sorts. The trees give me energy, clear my mind, and give me a feeling of serenity and calm. The beach gives me a feeling of excitement and a little fear, while walking through town makes me feel connected in a different way, excited, though sometime overwhelmed and stressed. I am not sure about different types of forests, I just know that at certain times, when I need to replenish... I need lots of trees.
Have you ever planted a tree to mark a specific event in life ~ a birth, marriage, death etc? Did you plant whatever tree was available, or choose a particular species because it suited the occasion?
I have planted a couple of trees with no success. They were not for any particular event, just really to plant trees in my yard. All died unfortunately and I have been afraid to try again. I also have not had any place to plant a tree lately.. moving around, rentals and apartments.
My brother planted a tree for my sister-in-law for her son who was killed in Afganistan last summer. I did the blessing on this tree... asking it and him to please care for his mom, Theresa, and he is there still to this day, with the tree, doing just that.
Practical exercise:
Find a tree and talk to it! Spend time quietly meditating... make offers... compose poems in honour of it... sit and listen to what it says, what images come into your mind. In the longer term, try going back to the tree in different seasons and keep a diary of how its moods change. Try to talking to other trees of different species, to see if you can pick up on distinct qualities.
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