 Many times we are faced with choosing me, you, or us. When the other does not give you the choice of us and only the choice of me you have to choose you. If you choose the other you lose both, yourself and the other. Without a me they can be no us. When I choose you, there is no me, and they cannot be an us.
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 I have a mysterious bird who loves playing with soap it seems. Several weeks ago a friend gave me this bar of natural soap her friend had made. I placed it on a large rock out side next to my toothbrush and water (I am camping) to use when I wash my hands down there. Well the next day I looked and it was gone. I found it on the ground with marks all around it like from the bottom of a birds feet. I thought what on earth would the bird want with the soap. I place it back on that spot. The next morning hen i woke up it was gone.
A week later I decided to place another I had again homemade natural. The next morning it was missing from the rock. It seems like it was giving me a gift in exchange though as there were two feathers next to the rock. After ten minutes i discovered he had not taken it away but was under the bushes and some branches further away all scratched up with tiny pieces left. I grabbed it and put it back on the rock. Sure enough this morning it as missing again. I found it again in the spot it had left it the last time. I guess this bird likes to play with soap hahaha… I named him the Kleftroni.  On San Juan island there is a lovely farm with alpacas. They make all kinds of beautiful things out of their fur. Here are some of the alpacas:
https://treeadryadsdreams.wordpress.com/2017/07/30/the-lovely-alpacas/  We are all capable of violence and unkind acts in our not-self state. Every single one of us. But that is not what defines us. What defines us is who we truly are. That is our truth and a choice to be, have control over our life, or lose control and be that which we are not. By controlling who we are humanity will always be in a state of instability this way, riding the wave of everyone around us but ourselves, with the potential of danger. Unless we learn to listen not to the outside but that which is within us, every step along the way, being aware of what is correct only for us. We know we always do. If you choose the outside world to tell you, we will always be in a state of danger, frustration, anger, cruelty; those are the moments they occur. The moments of peace, satisfaction, gratefulness, success, and joy are those where we are choosing ourselves to guide us, we are being ourselves. We are constantly experiencing both as we drift in and out of being ourselves and not. This is the duality.
With the correct people for you your strengths become magnified, empowered flourish…expand into the greatest potential possible. In the same way with the incorrect people your greatest strengths become your weakness, that which you are judged for and made wrong for.  Upon visiting the island of San Juan and a place called English bay, I had the joy of seeing up in this beautiful maple tree a raccoon with its baby  Hank or Kukuvagia as I call him (owl in Greek) is my neighbor for the summer. He lives in a beautiful tipi he has made. Hank has a special connection with owls. When I first met him he would speak to me of this and all the incredible experiences he has had with them throughout his lifetime. An owl would come to him at very magical times to give him an important message. One day an owl even dropped an orange in front of him as a gift.
About a week after I met Hank, we were sitting with some others by the outdoor kitchen. A grey horn owl came and landed on the trees straight across from us, from a distance looking at us and coo cooing. Shortly after it left. Hank went back to his tipi and the rest to their place, and I remained to cook up some dinner. When it was time to head back I began walking and this bat began to fly around me. I love bats so it was a delight. As I was getting closer to my tent I was hearing an owl coo cooing. Immediately I thought “that is coming from down where me and Hank are!” As I got closer I witnessed a most beautiful sight! The owl and Hank were communicating, talking to each other. The owl would coocoo and then so would Hank and they would go back and forth. Not wanting to disturb I made my way very slowly and silently. When I reached the pond I decided not to walk up to my tent so I don’t interfere. It was a magical twenty minutes. I was gazing at the reflection of the trees in the water and various bats flying around , listening to the occasional frog croak, and in the background hearing this beautiful interaction. It was like a fairy tale. I had a big smile on his face. When I proceeded back again I was being cautious. I wanted to go over to them but I refrained unless I was properly invited. As I was getting back in the tent Hank came over and whispered to me to come over. I watched him in full excitement with what was happening. The owl was fully fascinated and curious. If we moved away it would follow us to a closer tree. At some points Hank used this incredibly beautiful flute to answer the owl back. This went on for about an hour and a half. At one point the owl flew directly above us looking down and coo cooing. Finally we decided we should sleep. The owl came back the next day. Not only that, but I watched as he would follow Hank wherever he went on the ten acre property. Since then the owl makes a point to show up a couple of times during the evening to visit Hank. If he is not there the owl moves on. Kukuvagia named him Leni after his grandfather. Leni has changed Hank’s life as he says. He feels he has a very close ally and friend. Whenever he is feeling a bit down or unsettled Leni appears getting him right back on tract. Leni has affected how he feels in his day to day life and how he handles his life’s situations. “I feel like I am becoming more owl,” Kukuvagia said. For full photos visit: https://treeadryadsdreams.wordpress.com/2017/07/13/owl-man/  I am very happy to announce that the first children’s book of my series “Treea Fairy Tales ‘The Culture of Trees” is now out
Treea Fairy Tales “The Culture of Trees” is here to journey you into a wise and wondrous world of trees. The mystery of life is wrapped in a gift of adventure within fairy tales. This book is overflowing with fun, magic, dreams, empowerment, awareness, and beauty and you can participate by creating your own illustrations at the end of each story. So you can see the magic of each tree and their secret life that humans often do not see. Like humans, trees have their own culture, their own way of life, system and customs. This book is the beginning of a series to introduce you to the culture of trees! These stories are about real trees that I have met in my life. They are living somewhere around the world spreading their magic across the land. Enjoy a fairy tale journey into the life of trees! Table of Contents: Intro…page 1 Astor and Drisea…page 3 Emilie & the Rainbow Adventures…page 9 Lycka…page 15 The Fellowship of Trees…page 20 Oramatistis…page 23 Available in paperback and kindle: Createspace https://www.createspace.com/7097983 Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Treea-Fairy-Tales-Culture-Trees-ebook/dp/B073Q244L3/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499798750&sr=1-1&keywords=Gaia+Giakalli Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1545411867/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499798804&sr=1-2&keywords=Gaia+Giakalli & all Amazon Europe For some examples of tree stories you can go to: http://homeinatree.com/treea-fairy-tales-the-culture-of-trees/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Treea-Fairy-Tales-The-Culture-of-Trees-1404095843006707/  I found my island…I love the island of San Juan..got a beautiful tour yesterday by my amazingly sweet new friend yesterday…and I love their lavender farm so beautiful… For full set of photos visit: https://treeadryadsdreams.wordpress.com/2017/07/09/san-juan-island/    |
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My name is Gaia (Γαία) and I was born on the beautiful lush island of Kos, along the Aegean sea of Greece, where Hippocrates, the "father of medicine" was born. I am a writer (favorite being children's stories and fairy tales), artist, dancer, modern day Greek Mythologist, nature dweller, photographer, traveler, dreamer, and creator. I love creativity...I love all nature, especially trees. 
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