I have a vivid memory from the year I moved to Nashville, of going for a Fall walk at Radnor Lake and being among the trees. They were vastly different than the pine forests I saw on my childhood visits to the Sierra Nevada mountains, but, like those trees, their greatness was a comfort I hadn’t realized I needed. They brought me peace and a sense of the universe beyond me and my temporal concerns. From then on, I have seen the woods and tall trees as my place to seek peace; to offer gratitude to the universe; and to fill my thirsty soul.
This past Summer, when things were at their hardest, I shared this story with JT and encouraged him to seek that power and peace for himself. The trees helped me through those days and I hoped that they would also help him. In November, after my partner and I went our separate ways, walks in the woods were my comfort and solace when things felt their most difficult.
For my birthday I received a tiny silver charm with a tree. It was part of a surprise gift box I bought myself and that I received a tree charm felt like the universe was looking out for me. I’ve been wearing the charm of late, a talisman of the trees, as I find my way forward in my reorganized life.
JT and I head home to New Jersey tomorrow. With plenty of time off still on the horizon for me, I’m looking forward to a daily walk in the woods for the rest of the Winter Break holidays. Among the trees I will soak in the power of the universe and turn my face toward the sun.
That’s happy.
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