We need more people like you! We all need to care for the Soul of Gaia by being in contact with visible and invisible beings in Nature! Love your Mother! For anyone reading this, you are not weird for having a a deep soul experience with the Earth!
Aww, you know I get so happy when people read this particular post because I loved writing it! I dream of one day living in front of a big tree, where every window in my house opens up to a beautiful view of it. Thank you so much for reading 🫶🏼
What a beautiful, meaningful story of your name and mythology about trees. I also have connected in recent years so much more to trees. I moved into my current flat thanks to a huge ancient Mediterranean pine tree that stands next to it - not the only reason, but when I looked at the tree I felt "I must live every day close to this tree". 💚
This was one of my favorite posts to write—I always get so happy when people read it! I would also love to live in front of a tree one day. I think it’s so beautiful to look out the window and see a tree, especially watching the seasons change. Remind me again where you live Monica? Thank you for reading!
Ohhh, that’s amazing! If I’m ever in Barcelona, that’s great to know—I’ll DM you, and we can grab a coffee. Or if you’re ever in Berlin, I’d really love that!
Actually, I have a small reader meetup tonight in Singapore. There’s a way to reach readers in a specific country, and since Singapore is so small, it worked out well. I think about five readers will be joining!
What a cool initiative! I hope it went well! Yes, please do reach out if you're in Barcelona, I would love to meet you in person & have a chat. I'll do the same for Berlin. :)
Thanks for the nice story! I posted a story about trees last week in English and German. Here’s the English version (if you are interested): https://joergscholz.substack.com/my-tree
Thank you, Jörg! Sorry for the delayed response. I was travelling last week for my birthday. I am slowly catching up on everything. I will check out your post. Love trees! Have a great weekend 🖤
Ohh the linden tree! So beautiful 🖤 Just googled it and -> it's perfumed honey, very precious because the flowering is very short, is a recognized softener. Love!
Naming a child is such a big responsibility. Your parents’ choice for you obviously didn’t always make sense or make life easy. It sounds like now, it’s become a key to such learning - literally connecting you to stories and nature. Thanks for sharing.
Have you read Richard Powers’ The Overstory?
Do you know the work of Suzanne Simard? Finding the Mother Tree?
I empathize with parents - it's such a difficult choice to make. I haven't read either of the two books you mentioned, but I have now added them to my Kindle. Thank you so much for the recommendations. I love a good book recommendation. Have you read "The Hidden Life of Trees" by Peter Wohlleben? There is a Netflix documentary, too. I have the book, but I still need to read it. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment 🖤
This was absolutely beautifully written. I’m so happy to have found your newsletter! My mother gave me the middle name “Kinga” which I hated as a child because I thought it sounded too masculine (little did I know that I would turn out trans!). The meaning of the name is “warrior of her people” and I think about it a lot, about how I turned into an organizer, and have spent most of my lives in social movements.
Wow, what a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing it, Dizzy. Your experience has convinced me that sometimes, the names we are given are not just pure coincidence. While I fully support people changing their names, in your case, your name was consciously picked to align with your life path. Thank you so much for reading, leaving a comment, and subscribing. I really appreciate it. Not sure if you are celebrating, but if you do, happy easter 🐣
Such a beautiful post and description of your name. I grew up in the middle of a forest, and my mum often says that she's not sure she could ever leave our home because of those trees. Something so special about being able to go outside in slippers, walk up into the woods right outside the door, and talk to those trees that hold so many of our memories. Also, my dad's work is in sustainable forest management so he's a little obsessed too 😂
I love how our relationship to our names can also change over time, and that the beautiful meaning can shine through and influence us along the way ✨
Thank you, Tamzin! I missed your comment. It's really cool that you grew up right next to a forest. I also grew up in a small town surrounded by forests, and now that I'm living in Berlin, I'm so grateful for my childhood experiences. When I see children growing up in big cities, I realize how fortunate I was to spend my childhood running around the forest with my friends and building tipis.
Oooh Tuğba, I loved this piece and I loved learning about the meaning about your name. I love nature but mostly I love walking around trees so I understand your connexion with them x
Thank you, Claire! Funny enough, even my parents said they learned a lot of new things after reading my post yesterday. I watched 'David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet' on Netflix yesterday. Have you seen it? It's extremely sad to see so many trees being cut down and how important they are for us, not just mentally, but also to balance our whole ecosystem.
I have watched it. It is sad. My partner's job is tree trimmer or tree surgeon as I came accross once. I liked the term. So basically he trimms trees when needed. But he stopped 3 years ago. One of the things he always told me was that trees didn't need to be trimmed but because of how we live, we do. We cut trees so they can fit in our environment when really, we are the ones that should fit in the trees'environment.
I was deeply moved by what you wrote about trimming. It's so true. We often expect nature to conform to our needs and desires, which has gotten out of hand. In many ways, we view nature as inferior to us rather than as an equal. After the next natural disaster, we are shown the power of nature and that we must not treat it as inferior.
¡Gracias por tu comentario! Siempre disfruto leyéndolos, ya que están llenos de cosas interesantes. Acabo de buscar Picos de Europa y tiene una pinta impresionante. ¿Aún vives allí? Ayer vi 'David Attenborough: Una vida en nuestro planeta' en Netflix y me entristeció saber la cantidad de árboles que talamos y cómo afecta a nuestro ecosistema. ¿Lo has visto? Lo recomiendo altamente. Disfruté escribiendo este artículo y compartiendo más sobre mi cultura. Gracias por leer. Es increíble que tengas a Haley Heyderikx en vinilo, ¡es genial! Descubrí su música durante la pandemia y he estado escuchando su álbum desde entonces.
¡Guau! Es sorprendente que hayas acompañado a tu papá en sus viajes. Me conmovió mucho lo que escribiste sobre la preocupación de tu padre por los sentimientos de los árboles. Eso es tán bonito. Por cierto, ¿la fábrica de muebles sigue en producción? Además, quería agradecerte por compartir la música conmigo. Me uní a Bandcamp, pero por alguna razón no pude transferir las canciones a mi colección. Entonces, terminé descargándolos. Sólo para aclarar, ¿son estas canciones que compraste y disfrutas? No estoy muy familiarizado con cómo funciona Bandcamp.
Muchas gracias. Lo descargué ayer. Emocionado por toda la música increíble que compartiste conmigo. ¡Muy apreciado! Espero que estés bien y que estés disfrutando de tu domingo. Berlín es hermoso y soleado. Estoy haciendo las maletas para mi viaje de dos meses a Atenas 🥰
Tugba,
We need more people like you! We all need to care for the Soul of Gaia by being in contact with visible and invisible beings in Nature! Love your Mother! For anyone reading this, you are not weird for having a a deep soul experience with the Earth!
Aww, you know I get so happy when people read this particular post because I loved writing it! I dream of one day living in front of a big tree, where every window in my house opens up to a beautiful view of it. Thank you so much for reading 🫶🏼
What a beautiful, meaningful story of your name and mythology about trees. I also have connected in recent years so much more to trees. I moved into my current flat thanks to a huge ancient Mediterranean pine tree that stands next to it - not the only reason, but when I looked at the tree I felt "I must live every day close to this tree". 💚
This was one of my favorite posts to write—I always get so happy when people read it! I would also love to live in front of a tree one day. I think it’s so beautiful to look out the window and see a tree, especially watching the seasons change. Remind me again where you live Monica? Thank you for reading!
I now live in a quiet suburb of Barcelona, by the sea, after living right in the city center for 10 years. 😊
Ohhh, that’s amazing! If I’m ever in Barcelona, that’s great to know—I’ll DM you, and we can grab a coffee. Or if you’re ever in Berlin, I’d really love that!
Actually, I have a small reader meetup tonight in Singapore. There’s a way to reach readers in a specific country, and since Singapore is so small, it worked out well. I think about five readers will be joining!
What a cool initiative! I hope it went well! Yes, please do reach out if you're in Barcelona, I would love to meet you in person & have a chat. I'll do the same for Berlin. :)
Thanks for the nice story! I posted a story about trees last week in English and German. Here’s the English version (if you are interested): https://joergscholz.substack.com/my-tree
Thank you, Jörg! Sorry for the delayed response. I was travelling last week for my birthday. I am slowly catching up on everything. I will check out your post. Love trees! Have a great weekend 🖤
Beautiful story of your name! My name is also a reference to a tree and I learned to love my name as I learned more about it.
Ohh the linden tree! So beautiful 🖤 Just googled it and -> it's perfumed honey, very precious because the flowering is very short, is a recognized softener. Love!
Yes and it is a medicine for the heart! Also a calming herb for the nervous system that makes dreams more vivid.
Naming a child is such a big responsibility. Your parents’ choice for you obviously didn’t always make sense or make life easy. It sounds like now, it’s become a key to such learning - literally connecting you to stories and nature. Thanks for sharing.
Have you read Richard Powers’ The Overstory?
Do you know the work of Suzanne Simard? Finding the Mother Tree?
🌴 🌲 🌳 🌱… endless!
I empathize with parents - it's such a difficult choice to make. I haven't read either of the two books you mentioned, but I have now added them to my Kindle. Thank you so much for the recommendations. I love a good book recommendation. Have you read "The Hidden Life of Trees" by Peter Wohlleben? There is a Netflix documentary, too. I have the book, but I still need to read it. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment 🖤
This was absolutely beautifully written. I’m so happy to have found your newsletter! My mother gave me the middle name “Kinga” which I hated as a child because I thought it sounded too masculine (little did I know that I would turn out trans!). The meaning of the name is “warrior of her people” and I think about it a lot, about how I turned into an organizer, and have spent most of my lives in social movements.
Wow, what a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing it, Dizzy. Your experience has convinced me that sometimes, the names we are given are not just pure coincidence. While I fully support people changing their names, in your case, your name was consciously picked to align with your life path. Thank you so much for reading, leaving a comment, and subscribing. I really appreciate it. Not sure if you are celebrating, but if you do, happy easter 🐣
Beautifully written and illustrated. I smiled at the memory of an unusual name at school; it is less so now and I’m glad to have it.
Thank you, Michela :)
Such a beautiful post and description of your name. I grew up in the middle of a forest, and my mum often says that she's not sure she could ever leave our home because of those trees. Something so special about being able to go outside in slippers, walk up into the woods right outside the door, and talk to those trees that hold so many of our memories. Also, my dad's work is in sustainable forest management so he's a little obsessed too 😂
I love how our relationship to our names can also change over time, and that the beautiful meaning can shine through and influence us along the way ✨
Thank you, Tamzin! I missed your comment. It's really cool that you grew up right next to a forest. I also grew up in a small town surrounded by forests, and now that I'm living in Berlin, I'm so grateful for my childhood experiences. When I see children growing up in big cities, I realize how fortunate I was to spend my childhood running around the forest with my friends and building tipis.
Well, Tuğba is a nice name and this is a nice anecdote. Those other kids are surely forgettable !
https://youtu.be/HkZDSqyE1do
Thank you so much, Glenn ☺️ have a beautiful Sunday
Thank you for this beautiful lesson of culture and history.
Thank you, Lisa! I loved writing this and would love to share more about my culture and its rituals.
It’s important and fascinating to me to understand different cultures. We have a lot to learn about each other.
A beautiful piece of writing on a beautiful subject and culture.
Oooh Tuğba, I loved this piece and I loved learning about the meaning about your name. I love nature but mostly I love walking around trees so I understand your connexion with them x
Thank you, Claire! Funny enough, even my parents said they learned a lot of new things after reading my post yesterday. I watched 'David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet' on Netflix yesterday. Have you seen it? It's extremely sad to see so many trees being cut down and how important they are for us, not just mentally, but also to balance our whole ecosystem.
I have watched it. It is sad. My partner's job is tree trimmer or tree surgeon as I came accross once. I liked the term. So basically he trimms trees when needed. But he stopped 3 years ago. One of the things he always told me was that trees didn't need to be trimmed but because of how we live, we do. We cut trees so they can fit in our environment when really, we are the ones that should fit in the trees'environment.
I was deeply moved by what you wrote about trimming. It's so true. We often expect nature to conform to our needs and desires, which has gotten out of hand. In many ways, we view nature as inferior to us rather than as an equal. After the next natural disaster, we are shown the power of nature and that we must not treat it as inferior.
¡Gracias por tu comentario! Siempre disfruto leyéndolos, ya que están llenos de cosas interesantes. Acabo de buscar Picos de Europa y tiene una pinta impresionante. ¿Aún vives allí? Ayer vi 'David Attenborough: Una vida en nuestro planeta' en Netflix y me entristeció saber la cantidad de árboles que talamos y cómo afecta a nuestro ecosistema. ¿Lo has visto? Lo recomiendo altamente. Disfruté escribiendo este artículo y compartiendo más sobre mi cultura. Gracias por leer. Es increíble que tengas a Haley Heyderikx en vinilo, ¡es genial! Descubrí su música durante la pandemia y he estado escuchando su álbum desde entonces.
¡Guau! Es sorprendente que hayas acompañado a tu papá en sus viajes. Me conmovió mucho lo que escribiste sobre la preocupación de tu padre por los sentimientos de los árboles. Eso es tán bonito. Por cierto, ¿la fábrica de muebles sigue en producción? Además, quería agradecerte por compartir la música conmigo. Me uní a Bandcamp, pero por alguna razón no pude transferir las canciones a mi colección. Entonces, terminé descargándolos. Sólo para aclarar, ¿son estas canciones que compraste y disfrutas? No estoy muy familiarizado con cómo funciona Bandcamp.
Muchas gracias. Lo descargué ayer. Emocionado por toda la música increíble que compartiste conmigo. ¡Muy apreciado! Espero que estés bien y que estés disfrutando de tu domingo. Berlín es hermoso y soleado. Estoy haciendo las maletas para mi viaje de dos meses a Atenas 🥰