Trees

I have noticed that the trees have been very present for me as I walk the dog through the woods in the back of the barn where I board my horses. Sometimes I put my hand on a tree to feel grounded and calm. Sometimes I look up to the trees for help and guidance. 
When I was really sad one day last year, the trees answered my call. I felt that my divorce was a failure for my children. That I didn’t protect them from the hardships and grit of human life. I wanted a happy, loving family. My vision was that they would be protected in a bubble of love and nurtured to grow to be their best. My vision popped, I was so disappointed for my children. I looked up at the trees and saw tall, strong trees and sad trees  and dead, decaying trees. I got the message that this is the change of life, there is vibrancy and love and there is death and decay. A shielded life of love and protection is not a perfect or realistic life, it is a fantasy. Death, decay and rot comes with life, growth and strength. 
So today I connected with the trees to ask more focused, specific questions, like I do in my animal communication sessions. 
I looked up at the tall canopy and heard them say: “We are one.”
I picked a tree. I felt her name began with an A as I approached her. I leaned my hand on her trunk and closed my eyes. I saw a vibrant and strong life force, red and gold colours running up her trunk from the roots of the Earth. I saw her curl her tip towards me to embrace me and nurture me. My first impressions: she is female, she is nurturing, she is old, she is strong and she is generous. 
So I asked her some questions:
How do I get through my divorce that his been going on for five years? 
~Be strong. 
How do I manage Jasper? He is in Cochrane and I am in Nelson, it’s hard to be apart from him. 
~Be patient. 
How do I navigate being in Nelson when I want to be in Cochrane?
~You are in both places, you are not limited to being in one place or the other. 
I felt so calm and resolved after. I felt I got the advice I needed. I felt supported and guided by a generous, wise old soul. I was happy.