How To Become A Tree - An Ode To Stillness

Our longing to return to stillness can be felt in many subtle but potent ways. When we are in the presence of nature, we feel energetically resonant with that which is quiet and unburdened. But how can we bring this quality into our everyday life? My suggestion is to become more Tree, more self-sustaining, more at home with where we are and what is. I look forward to connecting with you over this mindful moment and love reading your words in the comments. Love and gratitude to you fellow stewards of the Heart, Sez

Transcript

How I became a tree.

First,

I decided that I no longer wanted to live linear time,

And instead inhabit the girth of age.

Now I grow in ever-broadening bands,

Expanding outward from what's always falling away.

I then decided to treat the place I grew as the same to which I will return.

Now I no longer separate the substance of life and death,

Nor the author of beginnings and endings as different from each other.

I decided to stay in one place and make peace with that which longs to hold me.

Only now do I notice the glinting gold specks in the still dirt that I used to judge as passive and idle and unambitious.

I decided that life wasn't about me,

But more about who I was in relationship with everything else.

I am now,

Because all else sees me.

I realized nowhere in my body did it say fast.

And without urgency,

Things still happened,

Things still unfolded in glorious and surprising ways.

Now I no longer rush towards someone else's nowheres,

And trust in the timing of my own bloom,

Of my own harvest,

And in the wintering that summons me to rest.

I realized that what was above was only as nourishing as what was below.

Now my physical foundations are as wide and stable as my spirit,

Strong and able to sustain me through an unseen world.

Since becoming a tree,

Storms have howled and skies have blazed,

And yet,

All have found shelter in the welcoming folds of my limbs.

My heart now lives on the face of every newly formed and fallen leaf,

And my mind belongs to the weaver bird.

All is fostered now from stillness,

From a place I no longer wish to leave,

From a home I decided to create rather than find,

From the roots that were finally allowed to take,

And the seeds that were finally cast,

With a longing for life to continue beyond my own.

I now trust that being who I am and what I am is enough to receive what I need.

That is how I became a tree,

And how my most restrictive fear of stillness and inactivity became my most accessible doorway into profound change.

Reviews

Yes! In the stillness, may I become a tree as well. Thank you.

So interesting, a poem for me to reflect and absorb more and more.
Blessings 🙌 and love ❤️ 🙏✨️

So very lovely to be a tree. Thank you for sharing this beautiful Ode.

Very moving and grounding at the same time. Thank you.

One of my all time favourites. I return to this one again and again. Thank you ❤️‍🔥✨🌳

Truly beautiful. Transformational in the gentlest way. Thank you for your reflection.

Sez!
Beautiful work here...
Im sitting feet from
my glorious ash tree
as I listened this morning.

Ive chosen this place.

Thank you for
encouraging
me.
High Desert Sierra
Christine

Wow! Just wow! Sez, I so love many of your poems. This one is as special as they all are. Blessings

So beautiful! Such gentle words and soothing voice. Such depth of meaning and authentic truth from the heart🙏💗

The peace and calmness this brings is so powerful. Such a beautiful, grounding piece 🙏🏼

Your words create moments that cause me to deeply pause and soak it in. Your gift is needed. Thank you 🙏

A beautiful gateway into peace and awareness. Thank you. 🙏

Ravishing. Calming. Inspiring. Grounding. Without fail. A treasured oasis. Trusted teacher and guide. Deep soulful wisdom.

Oh my!💜

Powerful visions of truth that lead to freedom! Thank you ❤️

Thank you for this deep inspirational thoughts 🌻🤗🙏

I am breathless with hope. I am in awe of your magic. So grateful
🌲🌲I shall listen again and again 🌊My soul is crying for this 🎶 song

Very nice, helpful reminder that we can be grounded wherever we are.

Feel peaceful and sheltered. No need to hurry... Just Be. Namaste 🌲🎶💚

Nice to meet you, Sez! I'm looking fwd to letting you take me on an intuitive journey inward.