a garden of belonging...

    "the beautiful irony is that even though we’re housed in separate bodies there is a profound hidden tissue of absolute connection between us. the celtic tradition sensed that no one lives for herself alone. your call to discover who you are and to bring your soul into birth is also a great act of creativity toward everyone else." ~john o'donohue

    may all travelers find joy!!
    jeanne

    assembled and altered image, february 7, 2008
    (a digital photo of two beloved trees that grow near my home... and a golden tray for serving tea)

    Comments and faves

    1. pingting (52 months ago | reply)

      looking forward to my journey this weekend to see these trees and more!

    2. klsanderson (52 months ago | reply)

      a dancer's sense of reaching
      beautiful
      --
      Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)

    3. magic fly paula (52 months ago | reply)

      Secret conversations between trees!all this happen in your imaginary garden...

    4. sakura love (52 months ago | reply)

      beautiful moment..

    5. conceptvessel (52 months ago | reply)

      dear friends!! i am so happy to meet you in the garden this morning...

      ~david, the trees will join me in welcoming you!!

      ~katherine, some morning, very early, let's go outside and dance with the beloved trees...

      ~paula, i imagine that their words are full of ancient wisdom, and deep kindness... when spring comes, let's sit beneath these trees with a glass of lemonade, and listen to their stories...

      love to you, dear friends!!
      jeanne

    6. conceptvessel (52 months ago | reply)

      dear ying!! i am happy to meet you here, in this moment.

      love to you!!
      jeanne

    7. Nadine1016 (52 months ago | reply)

      recently Trees have a new found beauty to me..i love their bare bones in winter looking over fields and rivers...thank you Jeanne for the words and image..your Garden series is so mystical and rich

    8. conceptvessel (52 months ago | reply)

      dear nadine!! let's celebrate the beauty of wintry trees together. :)

      love to you!!
      jeanne

    9. mel-pin (52 months ago | reply)

      a garden of sheer joy...

    10. conceptvessel (52 months ago | reply)

      dear melina!! your presence brings joy to the garden, dear friend!! let's put on our warm coats, gloves, scarves and hats and dance among the trees.

      love to you!!
      jeanne

    11. Abigail Bosphorus Blue (47 months ago | reply)

      ...the garden of belonging is also the garden of freedom. Strange. Ironical. But true. As we discover connections, we become free, perhaps because connections offer us new visions, offer us different perspectives in seeing the world.

    12. conceptvessel (47 months ago | reply)

      dear meral, when irony is present, we know we are close to the heart of this life... i love the words you bring to this garden. an image comes to mind of the amazing feats of acrobats on the flying trapeze. it is the trust in connection that allows them to fly... that allows us to fly!! thank you.

      love to you!!
      jeanne

    13. a n t j e (22 months ago | reply)

      this image speaks deeply.
      wonderful words of o'donohue as well.

    14. conceptvessel (21 months ago | reply)

      dear antje, thank you for listening to these beloved trees with me... and for sharing the admiration for john o'donohue's words.*

      love to you!!
      jeanne

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