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I live in Vancouver, BC. One thing a really enjoy here are the trees that line the sidewalks on almost every street. As I walk through the neighborhood, I love to experience the trees.  These are some of the things they teach me

Presence  

I always take a moment to connect with the energy of each tree as I pass by on my daily walk because they have an amazing capability to bring me into the present moment. We humans can be anywhere and everywhere in our thoughts: in the past, in the future, in some other place or another person’s reality. Trees by-pass this problem entirely!

Gratitude

Every day when I go on my walk I am so grateful for the trees and their ability to remind me to be in the moment. They bring such peace to my world. Through their being I am able to feel my being. Through their stillness I am able to feel my stillness. Through their presence I am able to feel my presence.

Uniqueness

Each tree has a unique character, an individual nature and depth that is beyond words to me. When I look at man made objects along the street, like telephone poles, cars and mail boxes none of them have the same power for me.

Nature Spirit

I look into their bark and I see faces, like the dryads. I look into their branches and I see arms and their canopy and in the leaves I see hair. I feel each tree spirit holds witness to the life of the tree, to the coming and going of the weather and the seasons; as well as the to and fro of the people passing by.

Meditation

When I lived in England I used to spend a lot of time in the parks, meditating at the bottom of trees; even connecting with the energy flowing through a tree. These days I do a walking meditation with many trees. As I pass by each tree I am reminded I am spirit and I enter stillness. If I lose my presence it is only for a moment until I reach the next tree and am reminded again.