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Amanda Saint's avatar

I too have tree friends here in this place we have just returned too. One is a mighty oak that lives in the field just a few minutes walk away. The first morning after we arrived last week I went and gave it a hug and said hello. The other is a sessile oak on the coastal path where we walk most days. The sea wind blowing it means its branches have grown arched around the path like it wants to hug you. I love your writing, Emily, and your way of being in the world and how these posts are helping me make more sense of all the things I feel too. Thank you 💙

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Stephanie Sweeney's avatar

What a beautiful reframe of the struggle to comprehend and contend with all the suffering in and of the world. To rest in the earth, to give, to receive, to allow our pain release, be a "compost," generative. Thank you for sharing this.

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