Hang your worries on a Tree

By on September 25, 2009 in Inspiration

 I read an article in a self-help magazine

about a man who’d "hang his troubles on a tree" outside his house when he came home from work.

I liked this. It reminded me of the First Nations "burden basket" , a place outside the door where visitors could "put their troubles" ,so that they didn’t trouble their hosts with them.

When we were raising our daughter, Pa and I were as careful as we could be not to ever argue in two major places: the Garden and at the table/eating food. We were mindful in general about what we said in front of her, but these two places especially so.

I guess the theme is to remember while you are sharing, to be mindful of the struggles of others, and not to hold on to the story of trouble, let it go for specific times, and you may find that when you come back to look at the problem, it might not be there, or may’ve changed.

This is not to say don’t share or be "in denial", or that you need to be perfect. Sometimes we just need to be able to share freely.

I think that Intent is somewhat like a "burden basket "sometimes, where we can put our troubles in, just to be freed of them temporarily.

Not so much talk these days, just wanting to share that idea. Makes good sense, hope you got the gist of it.

Namaste, be well, Jas/Lisa

About Jasmina

I created my user name here to reflect a spiritual fragrance, a favorite aroma on the planet, a pure essence. Spiritual fragrance is giving what is needed to the world, of one's gifts. I have as my root intent relief of suffering for humans, and believe that we are evolving to that point, and that it is an idea that is manifesting on the planet at this time, despite what things seem in places. People of goodwill are uniting, to make the changes necessary, so that the resources of the world are shared equally, and in ways that do not cause the destruction of Earth, but the flowering. I hold this in my heart, with pure intent, and look to see the ways I can change, to be of support to this Earth mission.
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3 Responses to Hang your worries on a Tree

  1. Jasmina September 25, 2009 at 12:01 pm #

    Hang your worries on a tree

  2. dettes64 October 1, 2009 at 1:38 pm #

    everyone has a different way of phrasing it… nevertheless the sentiment is always the same… let it go…

    thanks jas i got it

    as always,

    peace, blessings & mercy

    c.

  3. Rouzanna Vardanyan November 30, 2009 at 7:52 pm #

    Jasmina,

    in my culture, which is Armenian, there is a belief, that if you tie up parts of your personal clothing to trees growing next to sacred places, all worries would be gone and wishes fulfilled. Your blog, therefore, resonated with what I have raised with. I think, this tradition is a great relief for suffering souls… A little bit of burden, though, on the trees bearing colorful pieces of cloths.

    Love

    Rouzanna