You may have noticed that the first few exercises in the Things to Try audio series all relate to trees. This is no coincidence. For me, the energy of trees feels very special. During my journey so far, trees have been amongst my greatest teachers. For me, they hold a deep wisdom, an ancient wisdom which we humans are unlikely to fathom. It feels as if trees can root themselves in one place because they have reached such a total acceptance of existence, of what existence brings to them, that they no longer need to move in search of anything, nor to avoid something.
I remember the years of intense seeking, questioning everything, a profound dissatisfaction burning within me. Especially during that period of my life, trees were a godsend. Whenever I had a question, either mundane and practical, or ethereal, I would find a tree to talk to. Holding the question in my mind, with my hands resting on the trunk of a tree, a response would come, flooding into my mind like water from a bursting dam. And the “answers” which came were invariably surprising, the epitome of lateral thinking, beyond what my rational mind would have encompassed.
Here I felt to share with you something of the special place trees hold in my heart. I honour the part they have played in my growth and I give thanks for their existence.
And once in a while, I still like to climb a tree!
