Look at a tree and focus on it, as you are looking at the tree, in my case I saw my dad standing there, on Monday 24th February 1997 at 1.30pm, I had lost him as he suffered a sudden heart attack and my friend offered to take me out for a drive to try and relax, But as we were driving I still remember the weather was bleak dull wet and cold windy, I saw a tree at a distance completely bare, and I visualised my dad standing there and I told my friend who was driving that I just saw my dad standing where that tree is. He was like you are just thinking about him a lot and hence you saw him.
I just kept looking at the tree for 15 minutes and was thinking about my dad a lot and what he had done for me, But then as the weather got bad and I had to go back home as had visitors coming to pay their respects, it was just so hard for me. But then I was sitting amongst them and told a cousin of mine what I had seen he was saying the same thing as my friend did, that you may have just over thought about your dad hence you thought you saw him.
During the next few months I was diagnosed with PTSD, SEVERE DEPRESSION, ANXIETY and STRESS too, I was advised to take anti depressants repeatedly and also I was advised to see the psychiatrist, counsellors including joining support groups to share my experiences etc. But thankfully after 1 dose of anti-depressants I felt worse and refused to take them again. Moreover during the period of having counselling sessions, I was repeating myself over and over again and I got so fed up as it was not helping me, I refused to go back and then I was like Bash look man you need to work on a new way to overcome this somehow, 2 years on, in 1999 my life changed, I mean in many ways,
During my life I suffered various traumatic experiences, if I could I would share all of them here but there is no need for that because I learnt a skill and slowly and surely have learnt to live and move forward, I went back to where my friend and I drove to where I saw my dad just by looking at a tree, when I got there and sat for at least 5 minutes, I noticed something different, The tree was still standing there but instead of seeing my dad where the tree was I saw myself, my dad was standing next to me instead looking at me. I was like what the hell is happening here today, But then I looked back 2 years prior, I was like the weather has been so rubbish as the wintery season just never ended. I was like Bash look at the tree no leaves no greenery just completely bare, you were standing there naked and still look what life has thrown at you and continues to throw at you but you are still standing tall.. like a tree, so remember YOU ARE A LIVING TREE. The weather has different seasons but the tree has to face this throughout it’s life it still stands tall, esp the ones like this one which are all alone without company but it still stands tall,
Remember when you feel low FOCUS on a TREE and remember YOU ARE A LIVING TREE in reality as what ever the tree goes through (weather wise or natural disasters), We face similar in the world around us – Materialistically, (Money, Health, Illnesses and more).
Nature teaches us a lot more than you think.
I hope this helps you as it has me, if this does help you please let me know 😊.
Kind regards
Bash!
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