A Letter From the Forest
Wednesday 15th of April 2020
‘The forest speaks’ they say, ‘an old voice that very few can hear. The first voice to raise itself above the stoic silence of rocks and the sullen chatter of the sea. When the forest speaks, you bow’ they say, ‘not just due to the reverence from such an awesome voice, but from the power in it, the knowledge that within that almighty sound, we are nothing but its echoes.’
‘What does the forest say?’
‘Let go. Let go of what you think you want to start living the life that’s meant for you. Stop holding onto a dream carved out by a child, modelled on half truths, misconceptions laid out and held up by others. Let go of what isn’t to see what is. Trust in me, trust that the path you see twisted out for you between my trees is yours to take. Don’t walk another’s path because to you it looks simpler, easier. There path is made for them, yours for you. Follow the path that is, not the one you wish for, Trust the path I’ve made for you will lead you where you are meant to go.
‘Listen. Feel. The first step on your path is to quell your overthinking mind. Listen to your feelings, let them be your focus. Ask: ” How do I feel?” and bring it to the front. You rely too much on your critical thinking self, you over-rationalise until you’ve obliterated your own wants and desires. Ask: “How do I feel?” first, then look at your thinking. How much of what you’re thinking has been coming from your feelings? What is the root of your feelings? Does knowing the root change the thoughts?
‘Once you’ve mastered this, you can balance thought and feeling into rational thought and emotional clarity.’
Thus speaks the forest.
