Talk to the Trees by Rachel Stravalli.
Chapter 6.
Photosynthesis and Unconditional Love.
Does a tree concern itself with what it's allowed to want or whether it's allowed to want what it wants?
Does it question why its roots grow into rich soil or why its limbs reach for the sky and the sun?
Does a tree wonder if it's allowed to use its gifts?
Does it wonder if it is too greedy?
Does a tree come up with 27 objections for why it can't follow the calling and its heart,
I.
E.
Heartwood?
Does a tree wonder why God and nature created it this way,
With big bark and no waste?
Imagine for a moment what unconditional love feels like to you.
We will explain one of the ways we experience unconditional love,
Which is also unconditional communion and being one with the flow of life.
You have heard about our ability to photosynthesize,
The ability to make our own food from the sun shining upon us.
Picture for a moment what it would be like to be a plant and to know that simply by standing,
Sitting,
Or lying in one place and letting sunlight fall upon you,
All of your needs will be taken care of.
All of your needs are attended to.
The air that surrounds you is food for your being.
The sun nourishes you and the rains quench your thirst.
Let yourself spend a moment imagining that level of ease,
Support,
And security.
When you are not in that moment of visualizing,
When you are going about your daily life,
Walking,
Driving,
Talking,
Working,
Try to take more time to notice the trees and plants around you.
Take the time to look at them and think,
I see you,
I see what you're doing there,
Embodying unconditional love,
Unconditional communion with the flow of life.
What is possible for us is possible for you.
Of course,
I do not mean that you are going to start photosynthesizing.
You're not designed to hold chlorophyll and you have your own beautiful,
Complex,
Organic makeup that is all your own.
Our forms are different.
However,
Your ability to receive unconditional love,
To be in alignment with the flow of life,
Is also available to you.
Humans can forget how to access this ability due to many factors.
And we,
The plants,
Are here to provide the visual reminder,
The energetic reminder of this life force.
We provide the food for you and other creatures and hold that space for bounty and nourishment that comes from being in the place and the time in which you exist.
Your practice.
Meditate on possibility.
The trees said,
What is possible for us is possible for you.
Imagine how tapping into love is equally as possible for you as it is for the trees.
Write in your journal the answer to these questions.
What do I need to do to allow more love into my life?
What can I do to open up to the infinite possibility that trees already know?
Find a place where the sunlight shines.
Sit,
Stand,
Or lie beneath the sun's rays.
Sunlight moment.
Find a place where the sunlight shines.
Sit,
Stand,
Or lie beneath the sun's rays.
Close your eyes and feel the sunlight embrace you.
Imagine that the light and warmth is going beyond your skin,
Deep into your body.
Imagine that light particles are love particles.
Picture what it would be like to feel that all of your needs are taken care of in this moment.
