Welcome to Tree wRites

Welcome to the Tree wRites web page.

Everyone has a passion whether we recognise it or not. Passions put us in touch with the feelings of enjoyment, the rewards of feeling joyful and contented. Passions can inject a dose of inspiration when life threatens to pull us into the fast lane, bringing us added stress and challenge.

Trees are one of my passions. I have always been hugely passionate about Trees. From days as a child playing in parks in the Summer holidays, trees have played a huge part in my appreciation of nature. Many of us naturally turn to nature and Trees to de-stress and re-energise. I am amazed as to how to so many of us Trees are a source of great comfort. In my work in organisations and with individuals when we talk about the different ways in which we like to practice self-care and de-stress ourselves, being in the company of Trees is often high on the list.

Trees add so much to our very existence and the environment. Feeding us with oxygen. Did you know that one large Oak tree can supply oxygen for up to 10 people? As well as being beautiful to look at Trees are ancient historical monuments on the Earth. My love of trees led to a fascination with the legends and myths behind certain trees. Some trees have been known to live as long as 5,000 years. The oldest living Tree named Methuselah is believed to be over 5,000 years old. One newspaper report described her as grey and weathered. She is a bristle cone pine and legend has it that the Tree was a seedling at the time of the beginning of the building of the Great Pyramids and Stonehenge. The tree grows in a 28, 000 acre forest at a secret location of the White Mountains of California away from the prying eyes and hands of tourists.

Trees are one of nature’s greatest beauties. From the huge ancient Oaks, Baobabs and Redwoods that covered the earth’s terrain, to the sprawling green branches of Willow Trees, to mossy green and brown barks glistening with water on river banks, trees have coloured the landscapes of the world.

My passion for trees led me to explore and find out about the myths, legends. Stories and spiritual energies about the tress that inhabit the very environment we live in. Over time trees became more than trees as I marvelled at how you can learn so much about life from the very life and experience of a Tree.

This page reminds us to stay connected to the smaller things in life that make us feel good. Building on the word passion, pass-I –on I pass on the mythology about Trees that offers us the natural world's mirror on the journey and the cycles of the very life we live.

Every month you will find a tribute to a Tree.

Do you have a personal story or memory of a favourite Tree? How about sharing your Tree story?. Maybe there’s a Tree that you remember from childhood, or a Tree in your neighbourhood that you really like to look at? Do you have a story associated with a Tree of your past? Whatever your memories or relationship this will be a site to plant your Tree stories. Together we will grow a forest of Tree Stories from around the world.

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