Circle of Friends
I walk around the lake and one morning I receive an invite from a circle of oaks I have never noticed. “Sit in our midst for a moment” I walk over and plant myself in the middle of their circle, close my eyes and within 5 minutes receive a surge of energy through my entire […]
Embrace the Twists and Beauty
As you begin your journey, you reach toward the sky. Your goals, your dreams, and your desires shape your path, day by day, limb by limb. Somewhere along the way, your course may change, gently bending your limbs until they no longer resemble a straight path. Embrace the beauty that it creates. Every limb tells […]
The holding tree
I passed this tree while on a tough run up an amazing road called Green Leaf canyon in Topanga. It is a windy, hilly, narrow road that goes through beautiful foliage and becomes more wild the higher you go. I passed this tree and then stopped and came back to it because it felt like […]
I see every high noon, every sunset, every sunrise.
The Joshua Tree witnesses every moment of the earth’s rotation. Not one sunrise, sunset, or high noon is ever missed. By staying still, quietly setting in roots and reaching wild arms all over the sky, the Joshua tree bears witness to every changing moment. The moon shines back to the Joshua Tree, the same light […]
Close both eyes to see with the other eye —Rumi
Trees see with one eye What people can’t see with two. A green leaf knows all.
Who cut you like this
On a recent morning walk, I noticed this tree bark. To me it looked like someone cut it and, to help it heal, someone stitched it. It moved me so deeply that I paused to tune into this amazing Sycamore tree. Spending time tuning in, the following chant came to me: “Who cut you, who […]
Wired In Support
The other day, on a morning walk, this Angel’s Trumpet tree, I hadn’t noticed before, caught my attention and stopped me in my tracks. A tree supporting its own crooked trunk! Wow! While some of us have been busy dreaming about “feeling unsupported,” Mother Nature heard this tree’s call and steadily tended to what matters […]