Being In Love With You

(Being That Tree)

     A script for deeply connecting with self, falling in love with self, confidence, and establishing a deeper connection with nature.

        Find a relaxed, comfortable position for your beautiful body. You may sit or lie down, whichever makes your body sparkle with joy. Close your eyes. Take a couple of fairy scrumptious deep breaths, allowing you and your body to drift into total flowy dreamlike relaxation. Breathe in forest sparkles throughout your entire magical body, and breathe out any limitations of your mind. Allow the fairy scrumptious deep breaths to fill your entire being, every cell, muscle, bone, skin, and molecule of your body. Again take a long slow deep fairy, scrumptious breath and relax deeper and deeper. Notice how beautiful and relaxed this feels as you drift deeper and deeper into the magic of the trees. You are drifting, flying through the trees.  

       I wonder what it would be like if one day the definition in the dictionary of being in love would be described in reference to life. Not only figuratively. Being in love with another human being would just be a small part, a version of so much more. A time where we have not limited ourselves to what life could feel like, be like, smell like, sound like. Imagine what it would feel like to be in love with life itself, every moment, every aspect, every person, every building, every creation, drawing, wildlife creature or domestic creature, an aspen, a cedar, the ground which you stand upon, the ant walking across your path, the bird chirping on a tree, or flying free. Whether it be near or far, just merely perceiving the earth around you. Imagine what it would feel like if everything awoke within you a feeling of warmth, happiness, and magic. If everything you looked at inspired you to grow, create, and just be…viewing everything as potential for more and more. Never ending, never running out…an unlimited flow of energy. It can never run out, it can never end.

      Keep breathing in the scrumptious fairy deep breaths, drifting deeper and deeper. I wonder what it would be like for this to be a natural state that you flow through, in and out whenever it feels right. Being in love with the world. Wait! What would it be like to fall head over heels in love with yourself! Your being? Your amazing, unique spark of light, that exists nowhere else but deep inside. To yell out every single day “I am in love with me!!!” Become aware of what it feels like…perhaps it feels like receiving a relaxing, gentle head rub or maybe listening to the miraculous ocean waves. “I am in love with me!” Notice how it feels to shine, to know, and be everything that you are. What do you feel at this moment in time? Imagine you are constantly changing, morphing, expanding, in any direction you choose. You are a miracle! You are receiving always from everyone and everything around you. From a rainbow, a cloud, the earth, and sky.

      Now imagine, become aware of a tree. Is it small or large? Tall or short, young or old? Notice its colors; does it even have a color? Notice its magnificence, its brilliance. It is shining, sparkling….perhaps soothing blue, or orange, pink, or gold…there is no right or wrong. Now, become aware of what it would be like, feel like, sound like, to be that enchanting tree. Maybe you are becoming part of the ground, the land, the earth, and traveling up the tree until you are that tree. Or perhaps you are like wind swirling around it slowly getting acquainted with it, gently touching its leaves, swirling up and down, and up and down, familiarizing yourself with every inch of its body. Until…you are that tree. Notice how it feels to be that tree. See, feel, and hear what it is like to be that spectacular, fantastic tree.

        What does your bark feel like? What do you sense or see? Is it soft, smooth, and comfy? What else are you aware of? Notice, sense, feel, perceive the stillness within you. Unyielding, strong, powerful, withstanding all. Move up and down your trunk, get acquainted with every inch. You may choose to view the earth from the ground, or further up from your branches or even from the top of your crown where you can view everything from above, whatever you decide, there is no right or wrong. Notice, your beautiful branches now, how far they extend out, are there any leaves? Or flowers? Notice. Float out in every direction, every branch until your energy fills your entire tree…your entire body…notice your breathing has become more alive, expansive, and free…

      Notice your roots how they extend into the ground, into the earth. What does that feel like? What do you sense? See, feel, and hear how the earth feels beneath your body. Absorb all that it has to gift you. Feel what a gift it is to your roots and your whole being. Absorb all the nutrients, energy, and enjoyment you choose. Perhaps it feels like an instantaneous tickle, a jolt of ecstasy, a juicy fruit. What does it feel like to you? As you extend your roots outwards amplify that feeling, further and further, and further and further, as your roots extend deeper and deeper into the earth, deeper and deeper, down and further down. Relaxing you more and more as you drift into complete euphoria, effortlessness, and calm. Notice the beauty around you and within you surrounding you…entangling you… 

      Take a deep breath in and breathe in carbon and breathe out oxygen…receiving and contributing, to everyone and everything, taking in carbon, feeling you, receiving you, gifting yourself to being alive, and free, to be, nurturing and taking care of yourself, being your wonderful self. As you breathe out, your body naturally emits oxygen because it is blissful and free to be. Oxygen that contributes to every living thing. You are drawing in energy, carbon from all corners of your body, top and bottom, middle, back and front, from every direction. Drawing more and more drawing in, you are you, you are a tree.

      You are you; you are a tree. No matter what shape, size, color of leaves, whether you bear fruit or not, or lose your leaves during the winter, you are a tree, special, and unique, and free. Whether you are rooted in the forest, along a beach, in a city, or town, it does not matter. You stand there and shine, unique, a most magnificent gift to the world. You are you, there is no other tree like you. Even if you live in a forest with millions and millions of trees, there is only one kind of tree like you, emitting your own special kind of oxygen. You are contributing to the world just by existing, there is nothing specific you have to do, get done, accomplish, no specific time frame, all you have to do is be the unique you. Because being you gives life to all of the creatures around you. Just by standing there within your amazing self you create life all around you, within you, and out. A shelter for raccoons and other animals, a place of rest for the birds, a home for insects, shade for a child, the cause of growth of a whole ecosystem, plants and flowers! All this just because you are being the unique you, the magical, miraculous tree you are.

       Now imagine a great big storm comes rushing through. Rain, thunder, and lightning, wind storming and swirling left and right, up and down, demonstrating its power and force, you remain there shining being the tree you are, you dive within…pause…listen…feel...everything around you is moving, blowing, at a crazy speed, yet you remain silent, aware, unmoving…mmmmmmmmm….Is it not one of the most soothing feelings imaginable? The wind does not disturb you in any way, instead, it dramatically changes into something extraordinarily magnificent and beautiful. You may watch the trees and leaves around you in total havoc, swinging from left to right, front to back. You are aware of how gorgeous and natural it is, grounding you within yourself, to the earth. If you were to begin getting caught up in the gusts of winds, moving against it, it would transform into something entirely different.

      Just like that from peace, it would turn into annoyance, frustration, obstacles, and struggles. Instead, listen to what it has to offer you, your reality switches just like that, from destructive to delightful. Your view of it changes, its power and strength becomes your power and strength. Aware that your inner stillness, being, is strength, power…beauty. Your bark is consumed by a feeling of gratefulness for the storm, your life…you. You admire it, honor it, immersing yourself into the gift of your being. All you have to do is be you, listen to your body, to its whispers. It is a gift as you are a gift. Notice how fun it is, how calm and relaxing. What an adventure! You can choose to extend your roots deeper into the ground or grow extending your branches and leaves out, whichever you decide. The more crazily and stronger the storm blows around you, the more amazing you feel! How fun! The more your own being becomes known to you, the more aware you become, the more spectacular you feel and the more extraordinarily astonishing the view becomes.

      Maybe the storm has something to teach you. What are you aware of? Extend your branches, breathe…sense the wind between your branches, allow it do its thing, to be the storm it is, its natural self. You become aware of every inch of your body. The storm can be one of your greatest teachers, or it can be your worst enemy. It can be one of the most horrible, annoying things ever, or one of the most graceful, beautiful things imaginable! Take your pick…Who could have ever imagined that something so unstable, chaotic, and wild could be something so beautiful?

      Now allow the storm to pass, and go on its way if you so choose or you may choose to enjoy it all around you. Get in touch with your beingness, the beautiful you. Draw in energy, carbon from all corners of your body top and bottom, middle, back and front, from every direction, drawing more and more drawing in, you are you, you are a tree. As you are drawing in energy, carbon, you notice you are growing, your branches, and your trunk are expanding out further, as you are reaching closer and closer to the sky. The more you expand out, releasing oxygen, the more relaxed you feel. Notice how breathtakingly wonderful you feel as you do this. Your being is free to move, without any limitation. You are expanding outside of the earth. At the same time, you are expanding out, you are scattering oxygen to every living thing. You are drawing in energy, carbon from your roots all the way to the top of your crown, through every inch of your trunk. Drawing in and pushing out, drawing and pushing out. Expand further and further and further out into the universe, further and further, beyond this universe, and all universes, drawing in all that energy and expanding out as far as you choose. Notice what it feels like to touch all other planets. What else are you aware of? What do you sense? Are there any sounds?

      You are limitless, there are no boundaries, nor rules, no right or wrong, you can expand out as far as you want. You can be whatever, whoever you want to be, you create anything you desire, follow any dream, nothing is impossible, everything is possible, you follow your heart’s desires. Gather all the energy, all that you wish, all the things you always dreamt of creating or being. You can view this energy as a million stars flashing and gathering together, or a rainbow of colors coming from all directions gathering together, or perhaps you can imagine this energy as simply a green color, or maybe something entirely different, however, you choose. Gather it all there and have it cover outside and inside your entire tree, all your branches, your bark and roots every inch covered with this energy, let it be you. Notice how incredible it feels! Thank your tree and all other trees for all these gifts you were given. Take a few moments to admire your unique beauty, the gift you are to you, and the planet. Become fully aware of what it is like being in love with you.

      And now slowly begin to return to your body. At the count of five, you will be wide awake feeling wonderful. One…two…three…moving  your toes, and fingers. Four…gently getting ready to open your eyes, knowing what it feels like to be fully in love with yourself…and…five…eyes open, fully alert and awake…being in love with you and the world around you. Knowing that every action, every decision, every breath you make allows you to be more in love with you, your being, the animals, the trees, the plants,  the world, the earth.

"How dear the woods are! You beautiful trees! I love every one of you as a friend."
~Lucy Maud Montgomery