Every once an a while mother nature will surprise you with a special gift for being a symbiotic human, and if you are paying attention, you can retrieve it. I have a few stories of such things from my past (one I described in my Hive intro), and am now living out a new one.
When I was repairing my destroyed raised garden bed during episode 2 of my BackYard Cannabis Farming series for 2020, I had to replace some of the spoiled topsoil, and also remove weeds from the bed. While weeding the area, I pulled an oddly peculiar one that turned out to be more than an unwanted plant pest in the way of my crop space.
When I plucked this divine gift of nature from the soil, it was growing out of a busted acorn, and with it I revealed a perfectly formed and healthy white root system underneath as well. With such a perfect sprout pulled from my garden, I knew I could not toss it in the bucket with the rest of the weeds. I quickly transplanted it into a one gallon pot, where it will remain until it is ready to be transplanted into a bigger one. My biggest regret was not photographing the busted acorn root system and spout as it looked when I first plucked it from the Earth. If you are like me, you would have found it absolutely breathtaking.
This acorn must have been purposely buried there by a local squirrel and accidentally forgotten, but he also unknowingly planted the nut, and by the will of Gaia nurtured it into a perfect little baby oak tree. I immediately felt the energy from this plant once I touched it, and even noticed that it stood apart from the other weeds in the area when I first made eye contact with it. My connection to this sprout was undeniable, and after pulling it undamaged, I felt a responsibility to it as it's caretaker. I realized it has become completely up to me what will happen to this tree of life - whether it thrives or dies, that is now on me.
I would never take for granite a gift of life from Gaia, and I openly receive and accept the charge of nurturing it's lifeforce until it is old enough and big enough to then nurture mine - and that of my kin.
I take receiving this tree as a sign that I will one day have land of my own to plant it on, serving as the family tree for my family and home, providing much needed oxygen and shade for this future environment. I see this baby tree as a countdown clock, knowing that when it eventually outgrows my being able to carry it, I will finally be in a place in my life where I can plant it permanently to enjoy for the rest of my days. I hope to even see my grandchildren swinging from a rope on it one day, even if it is after my body is laid to rest. Maybe I will even be planted underneath this tree by my children after my days in this life are complete.
Thank you for your divine abundance sweet mother Gaia, I cherish every gift you grace me with. Thank you for supporting my life, and providing the nurturing I need every day. Thank you for helping craft me into the man I have become, and am still becoming. Evolution is unfolding all around us constantly, so dont miss your nut that Gaia made the squirrel forget. With your help, a new forest could grow from it's seed.
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