The Most Lovely And The Most Dangerous

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Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off. ~ Carl Jung

Turning People Into Trees

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You look at the tree and you allow it. You appreciate it. And so I practice turning people into trees. which means appreciating them just the way they are. ~ Ram Dass

Methuselah Tree

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The world’s oldest living tree is a Bristlecone Pine named Methuselah. It’s located in California and is an estimated 4,852 years old.

Please Be A Traveler

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Please be a traveler, not a tourist. Try new things, meet new people, and look beyond what’s right in front of you. Those are the keys to understanding this amazing world we live in. ~ Andrew Zimmern

Living Bridges

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There is a tribe in India that has passed down for generations the art of manipulating tree roots to create a system of living bridges.

The Oak Tree

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At my childhood church, an oak tree stands, With branches extended toward heaven. At a hundred years old at least I’d guess, What secrets it must hold in its resin.

Petroglyphs

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If you only had a wall of stone
And some ink to make your presence known,
What message would you leave behind?
What mark would you make to outlast your time?

Ep 48. Dendrochronology

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I’ve been thinking about trees and their rings and how this record of the life of a tree is literally written inside them. And the truth is human bodies keep a record too…the lives we live are written all over us.

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