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AM: Because their content is very precious. They are the queens of the forest and
they need to be protected so that, when the time is right, they will take
root and give the protection they need. Because they are known as mother
trees because they grow taller and give shade and protection – and they
are home to birds, monkeys and all kinds of critters.
NZ: There you go: I'm a tree too because I think you described me!
AM: Above all, noble tree!
NZ: You think that's a little thing?! (laughs) See?! But that's right. It's like I have a
shell and now I'm showing what's inside me. I'm showing that I can be that
little girl, but happy! Free now! Adriana, today I know that I have a good
heart! I know that whoever needs me, I'll be there.
Hope on the Sown Seeds
I presented here the metaphorical idea of life as a garden, and how we can
Garden Narratives in our therapeutic encounters, helping people to continue
writing and living the most beautiful version of their stories.
The gardening metaphor can be used in different therapeutic contexts, in addition
to the individual treatments presented here. Couples, families, groups, experience
situations of grief, challenges, and dilemmas in many different ways – all of them
can connect with the metaphor of a garden that, despite looking devastated, has
a lot of strength and potential to regrow.
Here in Brazil, from 1964 to 1985, we lived through a period of military
dictatorship, a sad and dark period of Brazilian history that devastated gardens,
destroyed orchards, and razed flowerbeds, but did not prevent words from
becoming seeds, ideas from becoming fertilizers, or dreams from becoming
realities. From this time, I bring the verses of Ivan Lins and Vitor Martins, sung in
the voice of Elis Regina:
When the flowers bloom
When the forests grow
When they reap the fruits
Gardening Narratives and Writing Stories
Journal of Contemporary Narrative Therapy February 2024 Release, www.journalnft.com, p. 7191.