(This post is part of an ongoing #positivemomentarydistraction series intended to lend you a much deserved, #serenegreenscene#naturedose. The photos and quotes are part of a #thriveoutsidehealinside collection, Red Bird has curated over the decades – resources that I turn to for inspiration, empowerment, and reassurance – not unlike my healing relationship with my garden and nature beyond. Research studies show that views of nature-based positive distractions reduce pain, anxiety, stress, fatigue, distress and other physiological and psychological outcomes. Find more resources here. Please, enjoy this #healinggardenhappyplace moment with me.
A Gingko tree to help you remember your hope, vitality, and endurance.
Remember who you are.
Need help? Remember from all that you came.
Need a sign? Remember why you are here, now.
Listening for an answer?
AdORE yourself. I do. At this time of year, your golden ORE is, well, like butta’.You are a Maiden. Like me.
You are over 300 million years old. If time is even a measure. And earning that badge of living fossil, well you’re timeless, baby, timeless. Time sure looks good on you.
You’ve been through a wide range on conditions. You’re not all together fussy about it either. Just looking to stand out in your field. Despite all sorts of bombs, diversions, distractions being dropped around you. Your reach is glorious, broad with age and a safe haven to many that encounter you.
Come rest beside me, you say. Come relish in the dapple display of light beams and let your imagination play.I love your easy, breezy Yin/Yang manner. You assure me of mine. Hey, that’s Ginkgo talking. Listening?
Wanna come closer in – into remembering all the lovely things glowing in you, showing up from within you in the world around you? I’ll help translate.
Ginkgo will deLIGHT you all the way. Like the yellow brick road, his or her (yes, dioecious!) leaves light the way. Yep, in the case where a walkway, high use area, etc, you’ll want to employ the male version of this tree for a cleaner and less odorous experience as the female “fruit” is “distinct”, (unlike The Force which I do agree with most Star Wars fan, *is* female, the male rules planting design desirability – dang it).
Turning your brain to the wellness gains of Ginkgo beyond his breathtaking appearance and energetic connection to prehistoric times (yes, fossils of this tree date back 200 mil years ago), the healing essence of this tree is used in extracts and supplements aimed to prevent dementia (#takethatdementia) and claudication (hustle on up there blood flow).
Nature is talking to you. Hope, vitality and endurance are the messages from Ginkgo: 170 of these sacred, healing giants kept standing – survived – the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. Get it yet? You are part of this bigger family. This bigger us. Timeless. Bridged. Peace. Resilience. That’s all you really ever need to understand.
Given the zonal availability (3 – 7) of this tree’s reach, as you take your soul strolls, getting outside to the wide open, serene green scenes, watch for Ginkgo. Cast the heart of your eyes up into the branches and down to the sea of leaf “rain” afoot. Stand a second in the golden gloriousness. You can’t help but feel connected, huh?
That’s what planting your own medicine does for you. It helps you rememBEr just how precious you are.
So, tell me, who are you and why are you here, now? What have you come to share?
* Note to toxicity – do not eat any part of this tree. Instead consult your eastern (or western) medicine practitioner for appropriate extracts and supplements, ya dig?
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Sync with the season. Fall colors are nature’s hidden gold – a mini-meditation. Episode 15, #60SecondSanctuarySonnet
Listen in and sync with the season.
In order for leaves to change with the season, conditions need to be just so. Earnest. There are weather patterns and life cycles. Naturally (habitually) plants do their thing because they are inherently sync’d with the season. It’s in their nature. This seasonal response, lucky for us, reflects abundance – precious gold – hidden within plants timed to express when the “season” is right. Think about it: the gold is always there and when conditions call, the manifestation is everywhere at the time that is needed, reliably, consistently, beautifully. How might you become more naturally sync’d with the season you’re in? What are the best and right conditions for you to recognize your hidden Gold?
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