This poem was inspired by an ayahausca ceremony that took place January 2019 in the forests of Rio de Janeiro where I experienced a divine connection with Mother Earth and the trees. Afterwards, I thought to myself and reflected… “What if I lived life like a tree?”, and this is the poetic response that followed.
Imagine if you lived life like a tree.
Just simple and easy
Without complexity
No hurries, no worries
Moving so slow,
Yet each day you make progress,
You grow and you grow.
In every breath, in every moment
You give life to the air,
Infecting those around you
With the positive energy you share.
The unconditional love
That comes from a tree.
Spend time in the forest
And shortly you’ll see
The life it gives and gives to Mother Earth.
A resource so valuable,
Yet we neglect Her worth.
The trees are watching
As we destroy ourselves each day.
Their only option they have is to pray.
Pray for Chernobyl, Hiroshima, Puerto Rico, Brazil
The mineiros in Brumadinho
So much suffering to heal
If we want to save the planet,
It comes down to the actions of you and me.
Stop overthinking and waiting,
And be the change you wish to see.
I wrote this short reflection on Instagram about a message that Earth was communicating to me a little over a year ago during the ceremony, but it feels so relevant today in a world where we’re facing a global pandemic of sickness, fear, and anxiety, so I wanted to share it again…
It really hurts to see all the damage and destruction we are doing to the world.
We’re not just doing it to the world, we’re doing it to ourselves.
It’s sad, but the solution is simple.. just WAKE UP. Wake up and do something for yourself every morning. Love yourself. Breathe. Feel. Move. Sing. Dance. Journal. Draw.
Be grateful for another day on this beautiful planet.
Accept the call to love and heal yourself when you start a new day because you never know when it will be your last.
Then share your positive energy with the world.
I believe in a better world, but the reality is that if we want to see a change, we have to have the COURAGE TO WAKE UP AND BE THE CHANGE.
It’s simple to say this. The REAL practice takes a lifetime of EMBODYING this philosophy.
It’s about REALIGNING with the principles of NATURE: the trees, the mountains, water, the sun, the moon, and all the other elements that influence us in the Universe.
When can learn so much from listening and observing NATURE!!
Get quiet, listen, and appreciate this BEAUTIFUL gift that we get to experience.
Thank you for reading about my crazy connection with trees.
May you embrace the wisdom and love that they have blessed us with!
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With love and gratitude,
Zach