Way back in 2005, a friend and I decided to go on a spiritual retreat out in Joshua Tree, CA. There is a retreat there belonging to my church for devotees to escape to and be alone with God, which is what we decided we needed to do at the time. So off we went and realized after we got there that the place was surrounded by homes as in a suburban setting but without any grass or trees or anything remotely inviting. So for the most part we stayed inside the boundaries and only went out occasionally to find food, and take long walks. The surrounding area left a lot to be desired so on one cool-ish afternoon we decided to go off to Joshua Tree National Park, replete with concrete serpentine trails going thru the natural landscape, a bathroom area etc. At the head of the trail as in all over, was a particular Joshua tree, very close to the concrete trail. My intoxicated (with God) friend said, "Hello tree!", and went over and hugged it!!!
Now if you are not familiar with these types of trees, there is nothing remotely soft and inviting about them. Not quite cacti, not quite a tree, they are stark silhouettes in an even starker setting. Then she wanted me to hug it. So I did but only because I thought of myself as a treehugger, even though my feeling nature did not quite agree. And well, it was something that I never forgot. Here is my Ode to a Tree, (2005 by michelle mann) inspired by that brief moment 5 years ago.... How intense a moment can be....
Oh, air that I breathe, carried to me on the wind..... love me!
Let me feel thy caress on my skin. thy playful touch upon my hair.
For I do recognize that thou art indeed nothing less than God himself
and thy love I accept graciously.
Let me feel thy caress on my skin. thy playful touch upon my hair.
For I do recognize that thou art indeed nothing less than God himself
and thy love I accept graciously.
Oh earth, beneath my feet, soft with the rains, you graciously accept my footsteps.
thou are a mother's love freely given with little thought of love returned.
Ah Brother Tree, twisted gnarled branches rooted in the desert sands, who loves thee?
No one, and yet you love me fully hungrily.
My arms girdle thy slim trunk and I do not wish to let you go!!
You wish me not to go with a love as real to me as if you had arms.
You are not a stranger but a dear long lost friend.
the hug is complete and I release thee, or do you release me?
Now I am reading a book, Contact: Countdown to Transformation by Steven Greer. Each section of the book is an eyewitness account by many people who have gone on the expeditions with the CSETI organization and had experiences with beings from other planets. And one of the places that they go to regularly happens to be Joshua Tree. And the experiences not only with the ET's but with the trees themselves was recounted. Obviously these trees have a connection to something quite otherworldly.
N.F."..........What struck me was the pulsing thru the Joshua Tree, felt like it was about 120-130 beats a minute. It was very clear, and there was no equivocation about it. The pulse was strong. "
P.F. " When we returned with Dr. Greer the tree felt happy to me. I don't know if anybody else felt that. But it felt like the Joshua Tree was happy that we were all there.
S.G." Oh very much so, the tree was very conscious very happy".
J.B. " I felt when we put our hands on the Joshua Tree, we were actually sending healing energy into it and down through it to Earth. "
and finally........
L.W. " I felt like when we all had our hands on the tree afterwards that it really loved the touching."
I believe I was shown this book to have it hardwired that life is indeed so incredible and magical that I have every reason to believe it will only get better. Despite the chaos being generated now to lead us into fear and anger....... I believe that the only way to combat "out there" is to create an inner world so strong and solid that this false world not of our making becomes invisible and perhaps will lose power altogether. For who is it this world gets power from if not us and our attention on it??
Coincidences are only synchronistic events labeled wrongly...to disempower us. We do create our reality and by being AWARE of how we create it by being AWARE of these synchronistic events, is how we gather joy and love for ourselves and for this incredible time we are in. This is a huge step in consciousness we can take to create this loving beautiful and magical world that is the REAL WORLD.. I cannot believe that any other world can exist in the future.
The future is ours. Stamp it with your personal stamp of originality. Do not be discouraged by naysayers and those who say we must listen to the news, and see what is really going on. It is not your reality nor is it mine. I will share my beauty with you and hopefully give you a seed thought to go forward with and create beauty for yourself, your tribe, and the world you share with all souls.
We are One. Lets create this new world together as if doing so will save my life, your life, your children's lives, the planet, itself. Perhaps our beautiful home, Gaiea, depends on our joy for her survival. I sometimes think so, and work to create beautiful thoughts even if no one is watching. Believe me no thought is without power. Use your thoughts wisely as if your life and mine depended on it.......
N.F."..........What struck me was the pulsing thru the Joshua Tree, felt like it was about 120-130 beats a minute. It was very clear, and there was no equivocation about it. The pulse was strong. "
P.F. " When we returned with Dr. Greer the tree felt happy to me. I don't know if anybody else felt that. But it felt like the Joshua Tree was happy that we were all there.
S.G." Oh very much so, the tree was very conscious very happy".
J.B. " I felt when we put our hands on the Joshua Tree, we were actually sending healing energy into it and down through it to Earth. "
and finally........
L.W. " I felt like when we all had our hands on the tree afterwards that it really loved the touching."
I believe I was shown this book to have it hardwired that life is indeed so incredible and magical that I have every reason to believe it will only get better. Despite the chaos being generated now to lead us into fear and anger....... I believe that the only way to combat "out there" is to create an inner world so strong and solid that this false world not of our making becomes invisible and perhaps will lose power altogether. For who is it this world gets power from if not us and our attention on it??
Coincidences are only synchronistic events labeled wrongly...to disempower us. We do create our reality and by being AWARE of how we create it by being AWARE of these synchronistic events, is how we gather joy and love for ourselves and for this incredible time we are in. This is a huge step in consciousness we can take to create this loving beautiful and magical world that is the REAL WORLD.. I cannot believe that any other world can exist in the future.
The future is ours. Stamp it with your personal stamp of originality. Do not be discouraged by naysayers and those who say we must listen to the news, and see what is really going on. It is not your reality nor is it mine. I will share my beauty with you and hopefully give you a seed thought to go forward with and create beauty for yourself, your tribe, and the world you share with all souls.
We are One. Lets create this new world together as if doing so will save my life, your life, your children's lives, the planet, itself. Perhaps our beautiful home, Gaiea, depends on our joy for her survival. I sometimes think so, and work to create beautiful thoughts even if no one is watching. Believe me no thought is without power. Use your thoughts wisely as if your life and mine depended on it.......
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