Tapping into our traditions reinforces our common bonds. 
At the right time, with the right light, 
Everything is extraordinary. 
(Aaron Rose)

Something old, deep and powerful passes between us, glowing in our unique ways. One light does not diminish another.                                                       
                 ----g. hill

You make the world brighter by the depth of your roots.
The lamps are different, but the light is the same. (Rumi)
        

We grow from our roots, upward,
in gratitude for what has been seeded from the beginning.

 Tapping into our roots is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.
 ~ Simone Weil

I went to the root of things and found nothing but Him alone.
--- Meera

"Only you can make this world seem right
Only you can make the darkness bright."

                                                               —-Song Lyrics, The Platters (no pun intended) 

Maybe we are searching in the branches that begins in the roots.
----Rumi

Our Prayer for the Departed  

This night, while our hearts are aglow
With lights from long, long ago. 
Thankful for the light that you give
Still lingers for as long as we live,
And that you will always be there 
At the end of my prayer.

(g. hill, with more apologies to The Platters)

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

GH

The Science: Taproots: Extraordinary, Ancient and Deep

Taproots are the first roots to emerge from the original seed, probing through the dark earth, absorbing what is good to transform buds into leaves and blooms, waving in the sunlight and firmly anchored to withstand the heavy storms.

Worth Repeating: At the right time, with the right light, 
Everything is extraordinary. Example: The Wood Wide Web

An extraordinary part of the root system of plants is that they actually "talk" to each other, passing information and resources to and from each other assisted by a network of fungi. Scientists call it the Wood Wide Web.  The web delves deep into the earth, absorbing what is good, sending nutrients to younger trees and plants for the survival of the species. 

 (For more about the "Wood Wide Web", use this link) https://www.nationalforests.org/blog/underground-mycorrhizal-network

Like, November, 
We stand bare, uncluttered. 
But grieving not for what is gone.
But drawing from our roots, 
Of promises to come,
As taught by the One,
Compassion and love,
And of springs to come.  
---g. hill

All images were AI generated.