An arborist told me in 2024 that trees do not take note of how much we love them. They do respond to our touch, but the relationship isn't what we think. It challenged me to take even a closer walk with the trees. Three writing instruments have been planted deep into the soil around North Carolina. The goal is to receive the energy and language from everything available to share that lives beneath the soil. So far, its three different forests but I hope to stretch that to 10 or 20. Every place you plant your foot history has been stored. Are you willing to listen?

So often we hear or read stories about the walk up talk rolling hills or mountains, what about the adventures that ensue while struggling to keep your balance going down?

I'm guilty of it. Watching leaves fall from trees and thinking about how short of a life a leaf has. Does it? How often do you look beyond the final dance?

Spring has sprung and mother nature is singing on Easter Sunday but are you willing to listen or will you keep walking in the way of assuming you know everything. A forest will never let you escape without a word being dropped in your secret world.

A third writing instrument planted into the forest floors of Carolina. Today, after forty-four days we fall witness to the resurrection of Cane.

Spring is a fantastic time of year to get out and play, then it happens. The pollen is released into the atmosphere poisoning the majority of all people places and things. The beekeeper near the lake is so excited for his little buzzing friends.

Endlessly we exchange.  Even worse are the days when the physical locatiion of an answer is far far away in a Star Wars fantasy.  When you need to know how, there's rarely anybody around for an answer.  But when someone comes to you, you're expected to drop everything and super serve.  Stop giving away your how.  Your how is your how.  They're stealing your art.  

When word arrives that builders and planners want to enter your forest and take away all that's brought you visions of not just inner peace but growth for your community. Facing a brand new wall called mankind.

It seems so stupid. To physically ask yourself questions then question answers. Now do it with a digital device recording every breath you take. The stupid mental earthquake hits. It feels so stupid to ask yourself about the walk and way. Especially when there are billions of others around your decision making. Yeah, and none of them have spent 30 seconds in your shoes. WTF do they know about the real you? Ask yourself the questions and show off that feeling of doing something assumed stupid. It's your greatest decision to know you.