Be still and know.

Stand tall.

You have all you need, just as we do.

This is a world of light and shadow; embrace it all.

Use your diverse green gifts.

Lichen grows where it likes. Let it.

You’re ready to stand tall and strong.

The people who need you will find you, just as you found this grove.

Nurture the saplings.

Don’t cling; we don’t.

Be your purpose.

Remember what makes you happy.

A tornado could come any time. We’re ready.

Don’t fear imperfections. Take a good look at our leaves.

Use you greenness and your engergy.

Be still at your core, but move from your limbs.

There’s not just one way of “doing it.”

Grip the earth, but let your body dance!

Remember, you’re fed from the lower depths.

Celebrate your freedom and individuality, but remember you’re rooted with others.

Trust your seeds to sprout; they’re not under your control, so just let them go.

Catch the breezes and make music.

Don’t infringe on others’ space.

Bend, but don’t snap. And if something brittle does snap, just let it go.

You have strong bark enclosing your tender parts, too.

Don’t leak your sap. Value all your energy.

Raise above all the minor irritations.

Don’t carry excess baggage.

Let your scars show. It’s who you are.

Love your greening–then when it’s time, rejoice in joining the forest floor.

This profound plant wisdom was journaled as “Songs of the Sacred Grove: Tree Truths” by Karen Speerstra while she was sitting among pine and oak in a forested grove. The passage is contained in her book Sophia – The Feminine Face of God: Nine Heart Paths to Healing and Abundance .

Deep plant knowledge here.

Drawing of Crop Circle – Cheril, Wiltshire by Joel Speerstra