If the tree doesn't hug you back, it's not a problem with the tree, it's a problem with your heart.

Donald L. Hicks
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If the tree doesn't hug you back, it's not a problem with the tree, it's a problem with your heart. The tree is not the problem. It is an extension of the problem that we have within ourselves that we need to deal with and correct. If we can accept that we are flawed, then this will allow us to love ourselves instead of being selfish and expecting others to love us as well as we do.

Source: Look Into The Stillness

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