If you want to plant trees plant them in nature not in your life is an insight from episode #55 of the Landscaping Your Life with Alison Smith podcast (spotify/apple) - with all info and links mentioned in the episode provided below. (Also see How to get the most from the podcast for an index of all the episodes to date.)
I don't mean don't plant trees in your garden - it's just that when you can't see the wood for the trees and are already in overwhelm the insight is not to plant any more trees to make the situation even more complex and confusing.
Another podcast episode mentioned in the recording is:
There's also a PDF with instructions about what to do when
and whilst not mentioned in the podcast this blog may also shed light on the action needed to stop the overwhelm you may be feeling:
One other suggestion if you have such an urge to plant a tree, is to do it in nature, and it may just stop you doing it elsewhere in your life. Landscaping Your Life Limited is a corporate partner for Scotland: The big picture and making a donation to support them on the great work they do to rewild our landscapes would be very much appreciated 🙂
Harder than it needed to be - words of the poem shared in the episode
Here's some more general information about the Landscaping Your Life with Alison Smith podcast and the Landscaping Your Life process used in the podcast episodes to help you get back on track when you don't know what to do.
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