This is one I found so helpful during one of the darkest points of my life, I would watch the leaves on the trees as fall began and think, “look they’re waving at you, you aren’t alone”
7- “time with natural beings (this doesn’t need to be Nature with a capital N, it can be a moment of presence with the sky or weeds poking up through a city sidewalk)”
On my breaks at work there was a dead tree on the side of the building, but one pinecone held on for YEARS, no exaggeration. Silly maybe, but I thought, “you get em lil pinecone! Still hanging in there, through so much weather that should have broken it off.
I've had so many experiences like these. Your pinecone reminds me of the Pink Martini song "Hang in there little tomato" - I don't know if you've heard it but maybe would be fun to listen to... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiaBbzLJteY - here are the lyrics -
The sun has left and forgotten me
It's dark. I cannot see
Why does this rain pour down?
I'm gonna drown
In a sea
Of deep confusion
Somebody told me, I don't know who,
"Whenever you are sad and blue,
And you're feelin' all alone, and left behind,
Just take a look inside you and you'll find.
You gotta hold on, hold on through the night
Hang on, things will be all right
Even when it's dark
And not a bit of sparkling
Sing-song sunshine from above
Spreading rays of sunny love
Just hang on, hang on to the vine
Stay on, soon you'll be divine
If you start to cry, look up to the sky
Something's coming up ahead
To turn your tears to dew instead."
And so I hold on to this advice
When change is hard and not so nice
If you listen to your heart the whole night through
This is one I found so helpful during one of the darkest points of my life, I would watch the leaves on the trees as fall began and think, “look they’re waving at you, you aren’t alone”
7- “time with natural beings (this doesn’t need to be Nature with a capital N, it can be a moment of presence with the sky or weeds poking up through a city sidewalk)”
On my breaks at work there was a dead tree on the side of the building, but one pinecone held on for YEARS, no exaggeration. Silly maybe, but I thought, “you get em lil pinecone! Still hanging in there, through so much weather that should have broken it off.
I've had so many experiences like these. Your pinecone reminds me of the Pink Martini song "Hang in there little tomato" - I don't know if you've heard it but maybe would be fun to listen to... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiaBbzLJteY - here are the lyrics -
The sun has left and forgotten me
It's dark. I cannot see
Why does this rain pour down?
I'm gonna drown
In a sea
Of deep confusion
Somebody told me, I don't know who,
"Whenever you are sad and blue,
And you're feelin' all alone, and left behind,
Just take a look inside you and you'll find.
You gotta hold on, hold on through the night
Hang on, things will be all right
Even when it's dark
And not a bit of sparkling
Sing-song sunshine from above
Spreading rays of sunny love
Just hang on, hang on to the vine
Stay on, soon you'll be divine
If you start to cry, look up to the sky
Something's coming up ahead
To turn your tears to dew instead."
And so I hold on to this advice
When change is hard and not so nice
If you listen to your heart the whole night through
Your sunny someday will come one day soon to you
Oh, thank you! I love the song. When the trombone started I swooned, then saw the whole band, all those strings!
Sunny days ahead☀️