Nature manifests itself in many ways, the sea, the land, the air, animals, plants, trees, flowers and even human beings.
We are all part of the whole and each and every thing we see is our reflection. We all derive from the same source, we are one in creation.
I feel a very strong connection with water perhaps because water means emotion and life, water has an amazing energy, it brings life and abundance of all kinds. But when I talk about the earth my connection is more with the trees.
They speak and have their correlation with people. A tree with weak roots may not form in the right way. On the other hand, a tree with strong roots can grow very tall and be a great tree. People also have roots, some are weak and some are strong. The important thing is to be aware of our roots, to know them in order to be able to strengthen them in spite of the initial lack of roots.
On my walks I love to take pictures of the trees, their tops, their trunks, their colours, especially in autumn and spring when they are dressed in their best colours. Some of the trees look to one side or are leaning against the wind or the sun, but there is always one that goes against the current as if it were the black sheep.
I often think about trees and their resemblance to people, there is always a flock and a black sheep going the wrong way because it thinks that is not the way. Or maybe the tree is distinguished by its different colour, going out of the ordinary.
I often identify with those trees that are like the black sheep of the flock.
The roots could be identified with the family, the teachings, beliefs, programming that come from incalculable times, some are strong, solid, with values and principles, but sometimes those roots have flaws and if we don't realise it and we don't reprogram them they can affect life in the future.
I love to look at the leafy canopy of trees, as if wanting to reach the sky to discover truths that are beyond human eyes, things that can only be seen with the eyes of the heart, that is where the essence of the human being lies. The heart will never lie to us or deceive us, therein lies that divine part of the human being, the soul.
A tree that follows its soul will make its branches reach far to touch the sky. Wonderful is the nature that is able to surprise me with its colours, its shapes, its silences and above all with its energy. They say that hugging a tree is magical. It is connected in a special way to mother earth and we are part of her, we just have to listen to her.
The human being is too absorbed in the city life, the streets, the hustle and bustle and does not listen to his soul. She is easier to listen to by being in places like this, by walking through them and feeling the footsteps, where the predominant sound is that of the breeze rustling through the branches and leaves of the trees.
Learning to listen to nature brings a lot to people's lives, it has done so for me, the connection deepens. When you are in the midst of nature and especially the trees there is silence and solitude, but solitude understood with respect to other human beings. Silence and solitude are necessary to listen to ourselves and nature helps us to find our inner soul.
Nature always gives messages, the important thing is to learn and to know how to listen to it.
Thank you very much for joining me today, I wish you a good Sunday, see you soon.
Amonet.
All photographs are my own.