I had the most brilliant day yesterday! I managed to escape the confines of my claustrophobic energy sapping office where I normally work 9-5 as an accountant. Instead I spent the day with some friends that have their own tree surgery business, giving them a hand as a groundsman in exchange for the experience of finding out what it would be like to have a physical job working outside with Mother Nature.
I have had a feeling deep inside me for a few years now that I was not put on this planet to be an accountant. No matter how much I think about what a sensible job it is and the fact that if I did my chartered exams I would be financially comfortable for the rest of life, something keeps holding me back. In fact, my friend Clare, who owns the tree surgery business, said yesterday that the feelings are coming from my soul; I think she is right. My soul keeps whispering to me, trying to direct me on my true path.
Anyway, more about my day’s work. The tree we were working on was in Slimbridge at a private house. It was a 40 foot Walnut that was starting to lean somewhat and was therefore in need of a canopy reduction to lower its centre of gravity, allow the wind to blow thorugh it with less obstruction and hopefully preserve it for many more years to come. (more…)
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