From March 21st 2014...
Happy Spring
From Kellie and Herbs & Thing
No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.
~Hal Borland~

It is Spring and today the sun is shining.
I know it’s hard to think it's spring as the cold and snows still have their grip on us, and I am anxious to get my new little green house up, but close your eyes and feel instead of looking, and you will feel springs energy all around you.

Last week I was invited from the the big old Tree up in Chris's hay field across from the Medicine Wheel, to come and visit. I did not go then, the time did not feel right.

It was with joy Monday, walking to the Medicine Wheel, I heard what I've been waiting for, the song of the Red Winged Blackbird...telling me Spring really is here in spite of what it looks like outside. Not only did Red Wing announce they were back but they also graced my yard and feeders Thursday in a huge number of at least 50. But this mobbing of my feeders I believe was not only finding food in the spring snow storm, but a conformation that a visit I did, was just at the time I was suppose to do it

Taking advantage of another beautiful day, Tuesday the dogs and I again, walked over to the Wheel enjoying the Robins and Red Wings Songs, and watching the Bluebirds pick bugs off the snow; how resourceful they are. Though I want the snow gone, I had to thank the hard snows still on ground making the walk over to the Wheel, and up the hill later, much easier.

Tuesday was the time...time to go visit the Old Tree...Once more taking a moment to listen and soak in, the welcomed song of the Red Wing Black birds, I started my trek to visit the Old Tree.

At first I was almost afraid to take the walk, why? I really don’t know, but I pushed on. Once the dogs and I crossed the road from the Medicine Wheel and started walking up the hill, it took on a surreal, quiet and calm feeling.
I enjoyed looking at all the various tracks on the snow....Fox, Duck, Turkey, Crow, Deer, Mouse/Mole, all those I did not see with my eye that had crossed that field, but their tracks, just like mine now, told a story that they were there.

The serenity and quiet embraced me like a hug. I noticed too, as I got closer to the tree, the sounds of my foot steps on the snow, and my coat brushing against the bushes, were amplified...creating a new depth to the sounds and heightened my hearing, making everything seem as if it were in another dimension or a different area.

About 40 foot away for the Tree, I was awed by the energy it expelled. The energy though powerful, was warm and welcoming.
The old Tree is surrounded by brush and it took me a minute to find my way through a small pathway. When I reached the Tree, I was awed again, forgetting from Linda’s and my last visit, the size of the trunk and it's massive limbs.
Just as I stepped on a rock that is near the tree, a breezed stirred and gently brushed on my face, if felt as if if someone had opened a door and I walked through.

I stood on the rock, laid my hands on the Trees warm trunk; the dogs lay at the base of the trunk, still and quiet, they too seemed to be soaking in the welcoming energy of the Tree. Again, a breeze brushed against my skin and was inviting. Just being there feeling her bark on the palms of my hands was comforting. I could feel a heart beat. I concentrated to see if it was my own, It was not, there were two distinct heartbeats, hers and mine.
I closed my eyes, I felt sadness and think the Tree told me it felt like it was dying. It was low on energy, because that it and all the other trees, felt forgotten, not by the animals but by us humans.
I asked if I could do anything and She asked for energy healing.So I asked God to allow the energy to flow through me. As I felt the warmth go through me into the Tree, my thoughts were...trees are a direct connection to God so why could they not ask God to heal themand I heard, sometimes a simple touch is the healing modality one needs.

In this quiet reflection I realized how much the sounds in the valley and beyond, from my position under the Tree, were amplified to the point it sounded like people were right next to me. I could hear people and sounds from up on Partridge and way down Hayes Hollow.
Amazed by this amplified hearing, the Tree knowing my thoughts, told me, it hears all the prayers, sorrows, angers and fears, from miles around and sends them to God. This is why She and many other Trees are tired, because they always help us, but so many of us in our to hurried lives, don’t take the time to give back or give thanks for what Trees do.
She told me, the Tree people, watch many of us drive and walk by, but are hurt the majority of people no longer take the time to acknowledge them or give Trees a second thought; taking them for granted.
She then asked me, "why can't humans see what the world would be like without trees" and She reminded me, all Trees are connected to each other, God, the Earth and us, each healing the other...if only we would connect again.
After spending a while with the Tree, I could ‘feel’ she felt better, and i got some of it was just in the fact I took the time and thanked Her too for inviting me, I told her I’d be back.
After reaching the bottom of the hill, walking back through the Medicine Wheel, I had to walk the East spoke, honor the Red Wing Blackbird, then walk the spoke of the Ancestors. I heard, “The Ancestors and Trees work as one”.

I found out after the fact, doing the walk on this day, after the return of the Red Wing Black makes sense with perfect timing, because the colors of the Red Wing Blackbird are connected to the Tree of Life and has ties to all the creative forces of nature. blink, blink...awesome.
Trees are an Ancient life and powerful symbol of the connection we all have, between each other, heaven and earth and the universe. They represent all things that grow. They are of the Earth but reach to the Sky, creating a bridge, as birds do, we need between heaven and earth to enable us to walk between the two in our consciousness as we grow.
It is the Tree that holds the knowledge of paradise and hell to us, along with many other lessons of the ancestors.
One needs to know nothing of the labels we’ve put on Trees, all we need to do is spend time with one, to feel It’s energy and gain from it’s ancient wisdom, literally and spiritually.
So this is a reminder, as you go about your day, take a moment to give thanks to the trees, and what they offer; They offer more than we realize.
As always
Be well
Laugh often
Love large
Dig in the dirt
Grow a garden
and may the sun light your way
Kellie
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