Have you ever tried to talk to a tree? I don't mean you have to walk up and open your mouth and start speaking, although that is certainly one way of doing it. I mean pausing, directly your full attention to that tree, opening up your consciousness and sending out a friendly intention. A silent "hello" or a "virtual wave" if you will, an acknowledgement that before you is a living being with its own spirit and awareness, that rejoices in sunshine and soaks up the rain waters, that is a living part of this planet.
The first time that one talks back, it will change your life... if you let it.
Especially on the old homeplace! My Mom's old Beech tree that was cut down when I was a kid produced another -- in the same spot where the old one grew. After 28 years, i came home and there was Mama's special tree where it had always been. The whole place is magic. There is always a lot of silent conversation going on there -- and I'm pretty sure my Kinsmen (on the other side) are nearby, as well.
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