I always get sad to prune my roses too, but I now just listen for which parts want to be pruned and when. A tree recently was split and a big hunk fell. So they came to take the rest down later. I could feel the tree's pain and gently instructed its consciousness to withdraw when it was ready so it wouldn't suffer. My earliest remembrance of learning of death was devastation that flowers die. I cried for hours. Lately I am a lot more detached about even my roses. I love them dearly, but I also eat them and feel their essence become part of me. When they go, I know they are expressions of the one, and more will come to be expressed. and although I miss them, I'm a lot more okay with it. BTW - thank you for the gift subscription - I didn't even realize you'd given it to me until I was in the thick of dealing with the issues you are aware I am dealing with, so I won't go into it here.
I always get sad to prune my roses too, but I now just listen for which parts want to be pruned and when. A tree recently was split and a big hunk fell. So they came to take the rest down later. I could feel the tree's pain and gently instructed its consciousness to withdraw when it was ready so it wouldn't suffer. My earliest remembrance of learning of death was devastation that flowers die. I cried for hours. Lately I am a lot more detached about even my roses. I love them dearly, but I also eat them and feel their essence become part of me. When they go, I know they are expressions of the one, and more will come to be expressed. and although I miss them, I'm a lot more okay with it. BTW - thank you for the gift subscription - I didn't even realize you'd given it to me until I was in the thick of dealing with the issues you are aware I am dealing with, so I won't go into it here.