IF I WERE A TREE......

There is just something about a tree.. whether its a fruit tree loaded with juicy dark purple plums, or an orange tree, or an almond tree with beautiful blooms that eventually drop and cover the ground like a beautiful layer of snow.  Then there is pine trees, a weeping willow, and a huge redwood.  I love all the birds singing and harmonizing in the huge mile high redwood tree in my front yard...

 

 

I have always loved seeing trees in the fall, the summer, the spring and even in the winter. I love with the ground is covered with yellow, red and green leaves.  I love spreading a blanket under a big giant shade tree and wondering what all the tree has seen and conversations it has heard.  Trees in a park, in the mountains, along main street through a town, i cant help but wonder what all they have seen in its life time.

 

trees covered with moss, reaching for the sun, leaning this way and that way..

 

trees that have fallen and make a bridge to the other side..

 

 

trees that never stop reachng for the trees, so mighty and strong!

 

trees that line a wooden bridge, wondering who will next enjoy their beauty....

 

But what i wonder the most is what it is like to have to show your inner self each year to those who are looking and seeing the beauty in the unleafed tree with all the imperfection and the true self showing or they seeing something that is in a dormant stage of its life and will be lush and gree in a few months.  I know that for myself, it is very hard to show the inter-self with the imperfections, the broken heart, the hurt feelings, wishes, dreams, fears, and strenghts.

 

If I were a tree, i would have to bear this to everyone each year and not really for sure if i could for would want to.  As with a tree i think that we need to show these things to others, even if it hurts and is uncomfortable...so that we too can bloom into a majestic wonderful tree of beauty.  We all have emotions, dreams, and hurts that need to be shared with someone without judgement and the fear of rejection.

 

So, maybe this can be our opportunity to be a naked tree to someone and just see how it goes....then that someone can see us get new growth, and watch us bloom, and become so vibrant and then share our beauty with so many others.  

 

 

because of His AMAZING GRACE......