Just for today,
Be like a tree.
Know that you are separate from the woods,
But also an integral part of the wood wide web.
Be just like a tree.
Just for today,
Make sure your roots are fully anchored,
And taking in enough water and nutrients to keep you healthy,
Whilst also giving thanks and love back to the ground beneath.
Be just like a tree.
Just for today,
Branch out a little.
See if you can reach out to your neighbours.
Connect with them with the lightest of touches.
Be just like a tree.
Just for today,
Feel the sun on your leaves.
Give your life force a top up.
Proudly display your foliage to the world.
Be just like a tree.
Just for today,
Offer others some shelter and safe haven.
Let the birds make nests in your branches.
And let the squirrels store their hearts in knots in your trunk.
Be just like a tree.
Just for today,
Pay attention to the microsphere.
Your roots that connect with all other trees through a network of mycelium.
Your feelings that get picked up with other trees around you from your terpenes.
The scent of a tree.
Be just like a tree.
Just for today,
Reflect inside.
Each ring of your trunk counts the passage of all seasons.
Remember that you came from the tiniest of seeds.
Be just like a tree.
Just for today,
Be mindful of other life that you give haven to.
The termites,
Ants and bugs that live from you.
Whilst also working silently on your behalf.
The caterpillar that morphs into a chrysalis.
And then into a resplendent butterfly.
Be just like a tree.
Just for today,
Know when it's time to rest.
Allow your old leaves to drop in the autumn.
Feeding the forest floor.
And creating next year's compost on which you and others will feed.
Be in tune with the seasons.
And just for today,
Be like a tree.
Know that you are nothing without the woods in which you live.
And the woods will be nothing without you.
Be just like a tree.
