The Tree Has Leaves!

I attended an early childhood conference this weekend, and something amazing has happened. During one of the workshops we were supposed to doodle something nature related, and I doodled a sketch of the tree that I've been sketching for twenty years, and this was the first tree in twenty years that has ever had leaves. The very first tree in twenty years that has ever had leaves. And not only leaves, but tiny purple buds of flowers!

Do not fear the dark stories. . . .

At first I thought the tree had a look of horror about it, but by the time I got home the tree was speaking to me, and it told me, "Do not fear The Dark Stories...for the beauty remains ever alive and vibrant, lying patiently in wait for the light to gently awaken the restless shadow of silent joy."

The restless shadow of silent joy is awakening!

I love what this tree has to say, with its first signs of life making clear that something is changing. And I will embrace this change, for this new tree has life vibrating all around it, with insects flittering around the branches and ants crawling up the stock of the trunk. . . and the music and love that flutters all around.

Let the awakening begin!