Hazel Trudeau

Create your Day
(Written by Hazel in 2005 for 'What the Bleep do we know' forum, edited April 2008)

Wow! It really does work!
My mum works at a school in a regeneration area. To inspire the children and provide a holistic way of learning, she started an after-school gardening club. Typical of her enthusiasm, the project got bigger and bigger and she managed to get permission to turn a large part of the school playing field into a woodland/forest and wild flower meadow.

Two weeks ago, to celebrate the planting of the first tree and to add some magic to the woodland dream, I wrote  following poem (One Little Lady...see below). Later on, as a suprise, I went to the after-school gardening club (which then consisted of a few small pots and packets of seeds) and performed the poem to the children...

One Little Lady

In her mind a forest she did see,
So one little lady planted a tree,

She told a few others but they were quite glum,
They said, "That's too hard, don't be silly and dumb!"

But in her own mind a forest she did see,
So one little lady planted a tree,

She dreamt of the forest while sleeping at night,
And inside her mind the vision got bright,

Each day she continued and planted a tree,
And worked at her goal with passion and glee,

Sometimes it would rain but she would not pause,
For inside her heart she believed in her cause,

One day some small children learned of her plan,
And excitedly towards her they skipped, walked and ran,

"Oh can we join in? They said with a plea,
Like you, we would love to each plant a new tree,"

"Of course," said the lady with a bright happy grin,
Go right ahead, come and join in!"

So they worked with the lady in joy and delight,
And inside their minds the vision got bright,

Several more children joined in the fun,
Digging and planting...much work got done!

A kind man dropped by with 500 new trees,
He said, "here's a gift...I'll charge you no fees!"

Another kind soul with bright clothes and beads,
Said, "Here my dear friends, I'll give you these seeds!"

Yet more people joined and came to donate,
So the forest grew up at a magical rate!

Beautiful creatures and colourful birds,
Came to the forest in flocks, droves and herds,

The forest was vibrant, lush and alive,
With flowers, frogs and a buzzing bee-hive!

Children would come and play hide-and-seek,
And families would camp for days or a week,

The forest got known as wonder and a glory,
For a great many people spoke of the story,

And all of this happened; I hope you now see,
Because of one lady who planted a tree...

Hazel Trudeau©December2005

Two weeks later...
I decided to create my day this morning. Amongst other things I said, "This day is going to be amazing, magical and full of huge surprises!" Later on, mum and I went for a short walk in local woodland. While we were there, we met the forest ranger. Mum cheekily asked him if he knew where she could "get enough 'free' trees to create a forest?" He replied "Yeah sure, Right here, how many do you want?" With the Poem in mind, she boldly told him about 500...He said "No problem! Were changing the landscape and need to get rid of them anyway...Just bring a truck and friends and I'll help you dig and load them!" Of course we were absolutley delighted.

Comment...
Loads of other magical things have happened today (Far too many to mention!) but this is the ultimate! We are not millionaires -yet ;) and the gardening club relies on charity/donations so we are absolutely thrilled...I'm sure the children will be delighted too. I mean...what a christmas present...and trees will add a fantastic energy to the area -yippee!

Thanks for being there to share my story. I hope you enjoy the poem, With love, Hazel Trudeau

Additional comment (2008)
it's AMAZING (or the law of attraction in graceful operation)...Virtually everything I described in the poem happened!

Coming soon...my mum's (Alexis's) coments about the gardening club and how the woodland has developed..