KRISTINA'S WEEKLY EMAIL OF THOUGHT-PROVOKING ESSAYS & VIDEOS TO KEEP YOU CONNECTED TO YOURSELF ON THIS JOURNEY CALLED LIFE |
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I've been posting a lot there, and if you'd like to get a good sense of the project, watch this video where one of my readers (and longtime clients) talks about how Say It To Make It (SITMI) is really more of a powerful tool and something that you interact with on a daily basis. And that it "may be small, but it's mighty."
Which leads me to this PGG, on Earth Day... This process has given me a whole new appreciation for the act of creation in general, including for the mother we all share, this planet Earth. I salute and honor you, Mama Gaia, for your ability to unceasingly provide - with much perseverance despite humanity's past disrespect - whatever we need in the most beautiful, unusual and spectacular ways. And in particular, wanted to show gratitude for the gift of the guardians and masters on your surface we can all learn from - your trees.
Today's PGG Video of the Week is my video about how "the acorn does not become and oak tree overnight." This week's Instagram post is from a year ago talking about how "trees are the truth." And for today's PGG Vibe of the Week, shake it out to Rusted Root's Back to the Earth.
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From Tiny to Mighty
Originally published on May 31, 2019
An oak tree is just a small nut that persevered against the taunts of doubt and fear.~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Giant oak trees… have deep root systems that can extend two-and-one-half times their height. Such trees rarely are blown down regardless of how violent the storms may be. ~ Joseph B. Wirthlin
The Universe works in mysterious ways. I shot this video in August 2018. Exactly nine months later (oh, just the normal gestation period for a human), who knew I’d be standing in the shade of a 500-year-old oak, one of the oldest trees of its kind in our country!
The first half of 2018 was a season of doubt and fear for me in a way that I had not previously experienced. By allowing myself to be patient with the cycle, to process whatever thoughts and emotions I was presented with, and confront my fears, I ultimately became more sure of and secure in myself.
As a result of those growing pains, I now feel (most of the time!) as if I am rooted in the center of the Earth — and grounded in myself and my connection to humanity more than ever. This has given me a renewed inner strength and confidence in who I am and what I do, despite outer circumstances.
I’m always saying “the acorn doesn’t become an oak tree overnight,” but I never really thought about what it takes for that oak tree to continue to grow and withstand the multitude of external forces once it becomes a tree. Can you imagine what it has required for any living thing to be alive for almost half a millennium? What it has survived and been witness to?
I believe in the soul’s evolution through many lifetimes, so perhaps we don’t live that long biologically, but it can be interesting to think about our lives as part of a broader trajectory and understand the big-picture journey we are on, the lessons we need to learn, and the past experiences we need to heal.
Thank you Angel Oak for being a tangible reminder of it all.
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