HeyJaredAnatomy of a Tree
Weaving stories of the Land and the Living. Told by a Tree in human form.
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The Story of How We Met (opens the original)
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Hello,Many of you are new here. Some have been here from the start. Either way, there is a story of how we arrived Here. Each of us. And a story of how we met.What I mean is that we each have an Origin. Something that marked our beginning on this planet. Then there is a story of how we came to know most intimately the story of our own existence and the history behind the lives we would incarnate.In the beginning it is said that there was man but before there was man there was Tree. Seed bearing
Stay or Leave? (opens the original)
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I wrote this essay over the course of the month as I traversed the East back to the WestStaying and leaving have long been associated with survival. People fleeing homelands from war and displacement; staying becoming a luxury not granted to many. Home, the body and land, being a fleeting thing. Flight response is how the nervous system knows it. Safety is what the birds call it.–It started when I was hiding under the bed. I had just attempted to run away from home with only a backpack and some
The Clouds Are Closer Than They Appear (opens the original)
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My Father Named Me Grace (opens the original)
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When a baby is ready to breathe on its own their lungs work to trigger labor - birthing both baby and mother.This is the beginning of a story of how a daughter birthed a father. And on the same day two souls were set Free.– - <source
And What Will We Remember of Our Time Together (opens the original)
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How does a place become a memory before you’ve even left? Nostalgia setting in as your feet still walk the unpaved roads of summer in the fields. To grieve a place is to honor the time there and know when it is time to move on. This place has already become a memory.And what will we remember of our time togetherHow will you say goodbye? A goodbye is for now, not forever—unless the place has already become a memory.And what will we remember of our time togetherI spent two months in Chiba,
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