Tangled Roots

"Yes, the roots of all living things are tied together.  Deep in the ground of being, they tangle and embrace.  This understanding is expressed in the term nonduality.  If we look deeply, we find that we do not have a separate self-identity, a self that does not include sun and wind, earth and water, creatures and plants, and one another.  We cannot exist without the presence and support of the interconnecting circles of creation-- the geosphere, the biosphere, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere, and the sphere of our sun.  All are related to us; we depend on each of these spheres for our very existence." - Joan Halifax

A little over five weeks ago we lost Kevin's Uncle Steve to cancer.  The morning he passed our friend Eric cut a little volunteer off a Juneberry tree.  We took it home, put it in composted soil, fed it rain water & sun, & cared for it as we honored Steve's passing.

See that green shoot?  New growth.  We'll plant it in the ground adjacent the conchord vines in about a month.  Everytime we tend the tree, or receive its fruits, we stay connected to Steve.  His presence is with us.