The Grove of a Spruce Tree 🌲
Hello! You can call me Spruce. I just discovered this interesting diary entry section of 7 Cups, and this is something I’ve been looking for. I need a place where I can spill out all of my thoughts without criticism, and that’s not something I can really rely on through 1:1 chats (even though I haven’t been here for that long, it’s my upfront impression).
I would prefer to keep this as a space for myself, but if anyone would like to send supportive comments for my post, just dive right in! I don’t mind at all 😊
So for anyone who may be reading this, there may be some rough topics such as family stress, severe self-hate, and some pretty graphic flashbacks (but not too graphic). I will try my best not to make this an inappropriate space, but I just wanted to give a heads up just it case it starts getting to that point.
Donuts are in full supply at all times, so feel free to grab a snack when you travel by 😊 And feel free to greet me when you’re here - I absolutely love meeting new people, and I want to build my support group here on 7 Cups ❤️
Hiya spruce hope you're doing pawsome!
No matter what we have come through, or how many perils we have safely passed, or how imperfect and jagged our life has been, we cannot in our heart of hearts imagine how it could have been different. As we look back on it, it slips in behind us in orderly disarray, and, with all its mistakes, acquires a sort of eternal fitness, and even, at times, a poetic glamour." – Randolph Silliman Bourne
Awww, another beautiful quote sent by the wonderful Skyeeeeee 🤗 ❤️ Again, I'm gonna tag all of the wonderful visitors of my grove 😛 💖
Omg, this quote really pulls my hearts strings 🥺 We only live one life, and we cannot imagine this life any other way, no matter how challenging or imperfect it was. I loveeeeee how this author puts a spin on it, and overlays the disarray and mistakes in a positive light– the phrases "eternal fitness" and "poetic glamour" really jumped out at me there. 😌✨ The word "poetic," in particular, is very appropriate, especially as a fellow poet 😛
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Tagging my lovely grove visitors: @Angelx28 @Sunisshiningandsoareyou @emotionalTalker2260 @Everlee @coldbreeze00 @mytwistedsoul @fearfearfear @BookishBlue13 @AGuardianAngel @Wheeki16 @JennyINFP @CupoSad076 @DonaldDraper @FreddieOnyx @jv13076 @BlueDarkAurora @TryingTBH2021 @taylorhugs12 @elli025 @Wefington @ruggedheart0 @kieran000 @Fluffysheep8 @KaikaiKitan @MelodyoftheOcean @TheRandomEMT @tidyHickory3283 @Swiftygirl13 @Sky9763 @Harsvin @HopieRemi @Iamsidhere @WarmLightXO @GloriaD @VaryingCloud @shinequeen001 @SystemFireSkye
@selflessSpruce1515
Oh my gosh ima so glad you liked it I was looking at my quotes, I( save quotes I like to Google doc) and not sure but that one caught my attention.
@selflessSpruce1515
Thank you Spruce, for sharing this quote posted by @SystemFireSkye 😊 It’s through our past experiences, both positive and negative, that we are who we are. We might find ourselves thinking of alternative things that could have happened in our lives, but we never truly know the outcomes of those ... Hoping we all can learn from our past and the lives of others & support each other in both happy and tough times, through which we can gradually accept ourselves 🌻
@GloriaD
Hey again, Gloria! Wow, thank you so much for sharing your wisdom 🤗 💖 You are absolutely right– all we can do is learn from those past experiences, and eventually accept ourselves when the time is right. These experiences make up who we are, and we can't change them- they already happened. We have to eventually learn to realize that, and move on. ❤️❤️
@SystemFireSkye @selflessspruce1515
Thanks for tagging me, Spruceyy! 💖
This quote does put a positive spin hehe, I guess it helps in increasing gratitude also for the life we have today instead of thinking about the what-ifs and but-alsosss.
Thought provoking indeed hehe. Thankyou for sharing, Skye! ❤
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
Aww your so welcome glad you liked
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
Yessssss, I got the same message out of that one 🤗 💖 *high fives* Let's keep going forward, and not worry about what was or what will be 😌✨
@selflessSpruce1515
Brainyheadssss 😛
*high fivesss* 🤗💖
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
We are such wise hooman beans 😛 I guess that comes with a spruce tree and the sun living to see so much in the world 😌✨
@selflessSpruce1515
Hehehe yasss yasss super wise beanssss. :P 💖🤗💖
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
Nicely worded, Sun 🌻
@GloriaD
Sooo nice to see you here too, Gloriaa and thankieees. ❤ I really like what you said also, all about gradually accepting ourselves and the *now* we are in certainly. 🌻
@selflessSpruce1515
Light is not proud :( Light wishes no one would eat glitter smh XD
@WarmLightXO
👀 i eat glitter
@WarmLightXO *reads this while eating glitter* 😍🏃
Y'all 😭
@WarmLightXO
🤡🤡🤡🤡
@Sky9763
*high fives sky* 😌🖐
@emotionalTalker2260 longggg timeeee, emo 👀🖐️
@Sky9763
It has been 😔 but don't worry, I'm gonna become atl hopefully soon 💖 I will be back in tcr some day
@emotionalTalker2260 YAY see you sooonnnnnnn 〜(꒪꒳꒪)〜
Hey everyone 🤗
I wanted to let you all know that I will be resuming my self-care break starting tomorrow (on July 1st, where I am). This means that I will not be on cups at all, just so that I can focus on my studies and also on myself for a bit. Howeverrrrrr, I will be visiting cups on July 7th (my birthday) and on July 13th (and additional day to say goodbye to another member who will be going on a very long break) for a few hours each day. I will be able to reply to all pm's and forum tags then.
I will be on more consistently in the end of August, as I have mentioned in a previous post. However, I will not be in group chats as much as I used to– I wanted to make all of my teenie friendsies aware of that. You will definitely see me in forums though, so feel free to tag me any time you want me to contribute to any conversations. I'd absolutely love to contribute my ideas! 😛
I will miss you all sooooooo much, and I wish you all the very best with everything! You will be in my thoughts, and I love ya all 💖💖
Take care, everyone! *hugssssss* 🤗 ❤️❤️❤️
With so much love,
~ Spruca 🌲
@selflessSpruce1515 We'll definitely miss you Spruce. I hope you have a nice break and do well with your studies
Take good care of yourself and we'll be sending good vibes
*big hug*
Miss you ❤️
@selflessSpruce1515
@selflessSpruce1515 I'll miss you, spuuuceeyyy. please remember to take care of yourself oki😔❤️
@Sky9763
I missed you soooo much, Skuuuu :') And yus, I will do the best I can to take care of myself, and I send the same hope to youuuu 🤗 ❤️
@Sky9763 what u mean u will miss him? Is he turning 18? Nooo nooo!! Pls Noo. Happy birthday tho for when it’s ur birthday
@sunnyBunny4261 they are gonna take a self care break. also, let's not misgender people :)
@Sky9763
oh Okay I think that’s a good idea if they need it. Oh I’m sorry, I’m really bad at doing that, I don’t mean to. I’m sorry again. I’ll miss sprucy sooo soo much but i think Good there doing what they need!!!
@sunnyBunny4261
Yep, Sku is right! I'm just gonna be on a self-care break until the end of August, and it will be starting on July 12th. I won't be aging up for another year, so you'll still have me in group chats 🤗 ❤️
And my gender identity does tend to vary, and at the time, being called "he" was a little bit uncomfortable (at this time, my pronouns are she/they). But it's totally okay, no worries! ❤️❤️❤️
@selflessSpruce1515
Thank you for letting us all know Spruce 😊 I hope you will have a productive break, and also time for self care and rest whenever possible. Wishing you good luck for your studies 🌻
@selflessSpruce1515
Spucie I will miss you and take good care of yourself 🤗🤗❤️❤️
Also Happy Birthday in advance. Make sure you enjoy it to your fullest 😀😀🎂🥳🎉
And thank you for the tag ❤️❤️
@tidyHickory3283
and I love you too 😀😀
and I wish the very best too 🤗🤗
lmao ok I gotta stop with all the ands haha 🤦♀️ 😛
@tidyHickory3283
and 😅 *hugssssssssss*
@selflessSpruce1515
Noooo! I know for you to be happy, you need to do this. I am wishing you mental and physical health.
Take care, Fear!
Yayyy!!! Hewwo sprucy!! I think I muted I miss you!! I wanted to talk to u. I wish I could talk to little and Adrien too!! I glad I can talk to you tho. U my favourite spruca. I wuv you x
Wow, I haven't posted here in quite some time 😮 But I thought I would share one really great song that I found 🤗 I will start writing regular entries at the end of August, since I will be done with exams then ❤️
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This is one of my favorite songs at the moment, and actually all of the songs written by the group, "Of Monsters and Men," are absolutely beautiful (yet emotional in a wonderful way 💓). I've honestly never heard a song like this one in particular, because it's established like a mini-story that symbolizes how humans have to survive in this world- it's not easy, but it's how the story goes. ❤️ I hope that you enjoy this one, just as I have. 🤗 ❤️
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And I wanted to say thank you to everyone who wished me well on my break. I cannot emphasize enough how much your posts mean to me. I love ya all beyond words 🤗 ❤️
Also, some of you may noticed that whenever I was in group chats, I haven't been as talkative as before. Furthermore, I know that I haven't really been responding too much to forum tags either. I'm going through a bit of a difficult time in my offline life right now. I won't expand on this, and probably never will, but I really appreciate your patience and understanding. Thank you for the support and care you have shown towards me, especially during the dark times of my life- you all mean so much to me, you have no idea 💖💖💖
I wish you all the very best with everything, and hope you are doing well and staying safe ❤️ Take care, and see you very soon 🤗 ❤️❤️
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Tagging the visitors of my grove, specifically so that they can read the last portion of this post: @Angelx28 @Sunisshiningandsoareyou @emotionalTalker2260 @Everlee @coldbreeze00 @mytwistedsoul @fearfearfear @BookishBlue13 @AGuardianAngel @Wheeki16 @JennyINFP @SystemFireSkye @CupoSad076 @DonaldDraper @FreddieOnyx @jv13076 @BlueDarkAurora @TryingTBH2021 @taylorhugs12 @elli025 @Wefington @ruggedheart0 @kieran000 @Fluffysheep8 @KaikaiKitan @MelodyoftheOcean @TheRandomEMT @tidyHickory3283 @Swiftygirl13 @Sky9763 @Harsvin @HopieRemi @Iamsidhere @WarmLightXO @GloriaD @VaryingCloud @GoldenNest2727 @shinequeen001
@selflessSpruce1515
I love the song Sprumioneeee, now I want a pet dragonfly xD
And it is always good to hear from you. I could write a novel about this, but since you mentioned some darkness, I'll only share a quote:
“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” - Albus Dumbledore
I send you magical mel tea (if it is hot over there, you can have it iced!) and a hug ❤️🌈
@MelodyoftheOcean
Lmaooooo, I know right xD We'd be buzzing, hehe 😛✨✨
Aww, it's awesome to hear from you tooooo 💖
I've actually heard that quote before (obviously, as a fellow potterhead 😌✨), but not for soooooo long 😮 We need that kind of reminder- all we need is that spark, and we will find happiness again ❤️✨ Tankuuuuuu for this 💖💖
Hehe, it's pretty hot here, yes, so iced mel (😛) tea would be preferred xD And thank you for the hug tooooo *hugsssss* 🌈 💗
💖 @selflessSpruce1515 💖
Spruceyyyyyy, Happy Happpy Birthdayyyyy. I love tagging you always, but this one's an extra special tag because it's a birthday wish tag hehe. I can honestly go on and on about the things I appreciate about you, the things you do, the beautiful words you shower upon everyone, the adorable gifs and reminders you leave in our threads, the sweet ways you make your presence felt, the wonderful ways you make us all know "I'm here for you, you're not alone.", the kind ways you make us feel special and make us feel like a better person for knowing you and being able to talk to you and receiving so much warmth from you. I'd go in more details but that'll take me months and It'll still be not enough, so here's what I'll say, Sprucey, we met almost randomly hehe, I remember our first forum interaction and call it something cosmic lol but with some people you just know instantly that okay, this one's different, they are "my" kind of special and they will make things better with their presence alone. You were and you are and you will be that person always, one who makes things magically better by being there, by being *yourself*. I feel proud of you every single day, how you battle all the challenges and how you find reasons to smile and even make others smile despite whatever situation you're facing, I call it your "always catching onto the rainbow end of things" and you inspire me so much to do the same. Thank*you* for being you, and for bringing so much joy and compassion to me and everyone else here. I hope the happiness, love and kindness you spread around always returns to you multi-fold, because you so very much deserve all of it and more.
Your existence is celebrated today and everyday. And I love you lots, today and everyday hehe. ❤
Sending lots of caramel ice cream your way. ❤
Happy Happy EveryDay! Stay Spruceyyyy! 😛💖
🤗 *wraps you in hugsss* 🤗
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
Sunny Sun 🥺 💗 I literally read this twice, and was so close to crying again for the 7th time yesterday (yes, I've kept count 😭 And I started writing this reply yesterday, but I just wanted to finish so I wouldn't leave you in suspense 😛). Thank you so muchhhhhh, omg :') I don't have a lot of words, welp, but it warms my heart that I have made such an impact here on cups 🤗 Hehe, you all deserve to experience that sense of community, and to know that your not alone, and I so glad that I'm able to resonate in that way. 💖💖💖
Yessssss, omg- how we met was definitely very random xD I literally had no idea what I was doing on here, so after talking to a few listeners, I just pressed on the first forum thread that I found, which ended up being @emotionalTalker2260 's meme thread 😌 Best decision everrrrrr 🤗 💖 Yeah, I don't think it's "cosmic" per say, but it's just that spark that instantly tells us that they are the kind of person you want to spend your time being around, and I felt that way with you too (it warms my heart that it was mutual 💗). Aww, your pride in me means so much, and *no words* thank you 🥺 💖 I'm an inspiration? :') I never thought anyone would see me that way, so that really mean the world 🥺 I lost all my words again, so I'll just replace all my words with this:
*hugssssssss and shares my caramel ice cream with you*
Tanku so much for everything, Sunny Sun, and for making my birthday so special 💖💖💖
This song- :') I listened to it around 5 times in a row, and I cried each time (like real tears 🥲). I felt every beat, every melody, and every lyric in my bones. No song has ever done that before, honestly. As an empath, I do internalize the emotions of everyone and everything, even songs. But the emotions from this song are so strong that I actually started shaking a bit.. ;-; It's so beautiful, and I need songs like this, which give me the chance to truly feel and to understand what I'm feeling. I haven't heard this song in years, and back then, I didn't feel anything like this- it shows how much I've changed, and how I'm more sensitive to other people's emotions and thoughts. I guess that's what trauma does- it changes you.. However, I don't think it changed me much negatively- it made me more self-aware, and I've been inspired to build myself back up again, brick by brick. I'm not going to be able to be that smiling and gleeful child again, who did not see and feel the toxicity of this world- no, I'm going to be something more. The strength I have developed through my challenges, and the empathic wonders that I have obtained over the years- they made me into a whole new person, and for the better too. It is songs like this that remind me of this. 🤗
Anyways, I won't leave you in suspense xD Here is the song:
You all *have* to listen to this song at least once- it will change the way you view just about everything. 🤗 ❤️
And feel free to share your thoughts and feelings about this song too! Everyone interprets messages differently, and I would love to hear what you got out of this. 💖
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Tagging my grove residents: @Angelx28 @Sunisshiningandsoareyou @emotionalTalker2260 @Everlee @coldbreeze00 @mytwistedsoul @fearfearfear @BookishBlue13 @AGuardianAngel @Wheeki16 @JennyINFP @SystemFireSkye @CupoSad076 @DonaldDraper @FreddieOnyx @jv13076 @BlueDarkAurora @TryingTBH2021 @taylorhugs12 @elli025 @Wefington @ruggedheart0 @kieran000 @Fluffysheep8 @KaikaiKitan @MelodyoftheOcean @TheRandomEMT @tidyHickory3283 @Swiftygirl13 @Sky9763 @Harsvin @HopieRemi @Iamsidhere @WarmLightXO @GloriaD @VaryingCloud @GoldenNest2727 @shinequeen001
@selflessSpruce1515
Wow, thank you so much Spruce, will gladly listen to all songs you share 😊🌻
@selflessSpruce1515 It's a good song :) I was going to suggest it to you when you mentioned dirty paws but I didn't :P
@selflessSpruce1515
I loved the song and can see why it calls to you. Thanks for sharing! It's amazing that you've been able to take a horrible experience and turn it around. You're a wise old soul in a young body. Trauma shouldn't happen in the first place, though.
Here is a sweet reminder for all of you 💖
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Tagging my grove residents: @Angelx28 @Sunisshiningandsoareyou @emotionalTalker2260 @Everlee @coldbreeze00 @mytwistedsoul @fearfearfear @BookishBlue13 @AGuardianAngel @Wheeki16 @JennyINFP @SystemFireSkye @CupoSad076 @DonaldDraper @FreddieOnyx @jv13076 @BlueDarkAurora @TryingTBH2021 @taylorhugs12 @elli025 @Wefington @ruggedheart0 @kieran000 @Fluffysheep8 @KaikaiKitan @MelodyoftheOcean @TheRandomEMT @tidyHickory3283 @Swiftygirl13 @Sky9763 @Harsvin @HopieRemi @Iamsidhere @WarmLightXO @GloriaD @VaryingCloud @GoldenNest2727 @shinequeen001
@selflessSpruce1515
That’s indeed such a sweet reminder! Thank you wonderful Spruce🤗💖