Speaker 1: Creativity is an addiction, unplugged because we will always say
yes to creativity, totally uncut because we all make mistakes.
So turn it into a tool. This is arrow unplugged.
I write in a forest. I go into these collections
of trees to listen. What started at the Billygraham Library
in twenty fifteen, right here in Charlotte, North Carolina, has
evolved into a lifelong commitment and journey. Something is always
moving through each and every one of us. It's our calling.
These aren't my words. These are the lyrics from Billy's Forest,
Chapter number three hundred fifty three, January twenty eighth, twenty
twenty three. This forest not on a mountain side, nor
a giant, far reaching national forest. This forest so much
has been written about and created within this inner city
gathering of trees. It connects so many neighborhoods together. The
best news is based on how it's place is respected
and not shaved to the earth. How it's re present
is a true gift from the universe. It's probably very
present because the trees are protecting the natural lay of
the land, some of the roughest, deepest pits, long stretches
of uphill walking and climbing, easily flooded by spring and
summertime storms, basically meaning you can't build on this area
of the planet, and the wildlife know it. They call
it home. They act like real neighbors, constantly stopping in
for a visit. I cherish the redtail hawk. It loves
to not only be seen, but heard, the eedybt tiny chipmunks,
black squirrels, amazing turtles, and so many deer in one
herd led by a six point buck. This forest, where
is your place of serenity, That one one little area
that you know that when you reach it, you feel
something from the universe. You're receiving the energy of all
things that are involved. And it may not be other animals.
It could be other humans, but we all have a
certain area where we go to be replenished, to find reason,
to rebuild, to feel healed. Locating those moments and finding
the time and using your own personal discipline to get
there is where your peace will constantly grow. When you're
having that bad moment, you go to that place where
you know you're going to receive. When you're having a
day of victory, go share your gratefulness, put some energy
back into that source because it's never going to leave you.
You're called to that area, sometimes daily, sometimes once a
week or a month, but maybe through your own personal
endeavors and needs in life, you can befriend it and
be a neighbor, be a part of the community, and
love that area of growth. I marril, These are not
my words. These are the lyrics from Billy's Forest.