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Lisa Brunette's avatar

Lovely the way you’ve used the tree to connect to breath.

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Stephanie Schaible, MT (ASCP)'s avatar

Thank you. The picture I used in the post, of the beautiful maple tree in its fall glory, ties the self-nourishing thoughts together, the Jadam organic fertilizer principles, which contribute to the very air we breathe through our own bronchial trees and our dependency on them for our own well-being. The picture of the tree was taken during a transitionary period of my life and reminds me of the people I was with that day, one of which has since passed away. Oddly enough, he was killed in a storm when a tree branch fell on him while he was trying to bring a dog named Stormy in from a terrible storm which turned out to be an odd turn of natural events- the reforming of the eye of a hurricane as it passed over us at a considerable distance from where it made landfall. Strange indeed. It's a bittersweet picture of life and friendship, which also represents the tree of life that lives deep down in my soul, something of a spiritual nature. Much of what I write has deeper levels of meaning for me personally. Writing is very therapeutic. :)

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Lisa Brunette's avatar

That's an incredible and tragic story, but you've reframed it so beautifully.

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