“It was Birch talking to Fir.”
Ecologist Professor Suzanne Simard
was talking about trees in her
TED talk of June 2016 …
about “…this massive below-ground
communications network…
the other world.”
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It’s only when we manage to take time
away from the hustle,
away from the noise
and listen to our essence,
that it feels like our soul
puts together a jigsaw;
so that we can see
our own picture more clearly.
The beauty of journaling
is that it seems to help
bring the jigsaw pieces together.
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TREES TALK
When I first heard that trees
actually communicate with each other,
care for each other,
nourish each other
imparting wisdom
sharing information
for their nearest and dearest,
it felt like a room of wonders
had opened up.
I feel like they’ve been talking to me recently,
not in English obviously!
But metaphorically.
They seem to have been appearing
in my jigsaw pieces …
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– The underlying thread throughout The OA,
which I recently devoured in a few sittings…
and while trying to make sense of the ending,
led me onto…
– Professor Simard’s fascinating
TED talk
about the harmonious
yet complicated social lives of trees.
– My friend Louise Duncan
who runs a company called TetraMap,
which uses nature as a metaphor to illustrate
“… how we communicate, collaborate
and connect with each other.”
– The Good Timber poem
which I bookmarked a couple of months ago.
– And the Hometree
and Tree Of Souls in Avatar,
which I watched again over the weekend.
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ScreenShot of the Tree Of Souls from Avatar
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“Everything you see
has roots in the unseen world.
The forms change
yet the essence remains the same.”
: Rumi
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A tree stays in one place
and manages to support
it’s family and friends,
it’s network a cohort.
In one place they stay,
while they continue to grow,
Absorbing input
consistent, but slow.
Imparting wisdom
with a natural flow.
Inspiring ideas
as they sway to and fro.
Calm and assured.
Connections difficult to see.
Harmoniously courteous;
the generous tree.
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Thanks to technology we also can
communicate with the world from one place.
We can receive food and wisdom.
We can share ideas and entertainment.
It can be a harmonious connection,
while we help by staying home.
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Life is more
than what we see.
It’s what we sense,
and what we feel.
It’s what we choose to learn,
and what we choose to be.
We can learn a lot from a tree.
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Heels worth wearing. Stories worth sharing.
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Thank you for reading…
and if you feel so inclined,
please share with a friend
who may come to mind.
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Have a beautiful night.
Anthony Stoker
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