What a splendid time to be writing about trees.

"The Chartruese is Starting!"
The mystery of Spring begins the magnificent display of life force budding up and out in flower and leaf.
Coming in Cascading waves of splendor and motion.
Little soft tufts appear on the very tips of these great beings, (and every where in between!)
Aspens, Striped Maples, and Beech begin the chorus, followed quickly by the birches and others.

Today, while driving south, I barely could keep my eyes on the road, out of reverence and admiration for the splendor and beauty.
Each tree bursting with clarity and purpose, singing with vitality yet softness; each with its own unique song, each in harmony with the whole. Each one magnificent in its beauty.

All of this Splendor and joy, can only happen, and only arrives after the deep dive of winter into one's roots and root systems. It is only after the descent can the reemergence of Spring's life force arrive. And oh how it does arrive with clarity, purpose and vitality.
The same is true for we humans~ First, there is the downward descent to one's very core Self, to one's source and center. Downward and inward we spiral like the sap in a tree renewing our souls and hearts. That inner spiral "grounds," cleanses and allows us to hear our own truth and our own Song. It is like a clearing of the throat before singing the song; a renewal of the soul for the upward climb

Then, when the waters of heaven fall gently down and meets the waters of earth, when the waters of our root systems push upward, ready to express our being, only then can our hearts once more rise up to sing their songs. Only then can our hearts Spring to life once again.