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Our old spruce, my new venture, and gratitude
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December 6, 2014

#celebrations, #evergreen, #family, #friendship, #loss, #neighbours, #peace, #peace at home project, #PeaceCards, #Spring, #the giving tree, #trees, #winter

Our old spruce

This week we said goodbye to the giant old spruce in front of our house.
It was a sudden decision to cut her down.
Dan had heard the tree creaking and cracking early on in the week. We consulted with two different arborists and both recommended, for safety’s sake,  taking the tree down as soon as possible.  By Friday, all that was left was a massive stump full of numerous decades of rings and a mess of sawdust on our lawn.
We may not often directly reflect upon the presence of the trees around us,
and certainly I have not spent much time over the years being that aware of our lost spruce.
Why would I?
when she has been so steady, and rooted, and constant.
 
Yet, nothing ever stays the same and everything has a life span. We all know that-
and on Friday morning as Alex and I looked up her for the last time,
I clearly understood that even the strongest and most powerful of trees grows old and weary.
Our friend and neighbour across the street, Lorraine, said it best,
‘Sad. Such an amazing tree, and it lived a great life, watching over our kids as they grew and celebrating at the block parties. Always closest to the action.‘
Another friend and neighbour, Judy, brought up the children’s story The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein,
and it was easy to see the connection,
as our old tree, our protectress, has given us much without ever asking for anything in return.
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It is winter, and she leaves a bare and terribly noticeable vacant space,
but in the spring,
we will plant a new tree.
My new venture
Last night, I launched my new project.
To learn more, please check out my Facebook page
or my website.
I have said before that life can be likened to a trail of breadcrumbs.
We may not really know where we are going,
but each crumb, each event, each friend, each moment,
leads us to the next.
And so we ultimately find that where we are going is simply along the road.
For me, it does feel as if everything has lead to this,
and so it just expands and continues,
and I am delighted by the unfoldment.
Gratitude
Many of my friends and family came to see my PeaceCards last night and my new little stationery shop,
and though it was an exciting time to show what had been created and what I had to share,
all of that felt completely secondary to the joy I felt at seeing so many faces that I love.
I was reminded, again, that our relationships and connections are always what matter most,
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 ‘That love is all there is, Is all we know of love.’     Emily Dickinson

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