pine trees

Ol’ faithful of all seasons, pine trees are like good friends you can count on, even if some days are a little less green. In the dead of winter, these friends stand tall, their green needles a bed of stability through the darkness.

As the most reliable evergreen tree of the south, pine trees are keepers of steady, sustainable growth, expanding up to two feet per year, despite their exposure to the winds of hurricanes and endless summer rains. As their roots spread wide, their bright needles provide homes for native birds and life-saving shade for the locals.

Shimmering and pointy, pine tree needles come in bundles of three - reminders of steady expansion rooted in safe union. Like its needles, these beings' seeds mirror its dogma. Cones with triangular scales fall like tiny sculptures of sacred geometry - food for the squirrels, birds, rabbits, and our souls.

These sacred seeds nestle into the soil, and by the time spring comes again, the little ones pop out of the dirt to remind us there is always life through the the darkness of death, the necessity of recharging, and the inevitability of rebirth.

The year-round nurturing is a reminder that pine trees are a consistent, loving presence to be leaned on. Focus on the good, bright, evergreen beings-friends or trees-in your life and let them shade your path.

AFFIRMATION

I focus on the evergreen things in my life and welcome more.

BUILD YOUR CONNECTION

꩜  Pay attention to where pine trees are in your day to day. Have you ever noticed them so much before?

꩜  What else reminds you of life in the dead of winter?

꩜  Sway in the wind, letting your own trunk grow sturdy, and your needles wave.