Mopipi o thuntse

Mopipi is a popular tree in the southern african region, and can mostly be found in semi-arid locations of the region. Largely concentrated in the south eastern part of Botswana, the trees rarely grow in clusters and would usually be found dotted around the land. Noticably always on ploughing fields standing lone and strong as it is the culture of the people to never cut the tree down. It does seem to have a sacred and mystic aura about it, even when one sits in its cool shade shielding the strong Botswana sun that we all love to hate. So, why the topic mopipi o thuntse?, well in the setswana language o thuntse is a verb used to describe...

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she gave me (pink) flowers

There is  a lot that trees can tell us, if we just see. The seeing can also take another dimension, as it has been said before, "perception creates reality". This can never be any more true than in nature as the mind chooses what to see therefore it creates its own reality according to the way one may choose. I was taking a walk in town to a friends house, camera in hand and mind open. I came across this beautiful tree that was made up of a green bark, thorns and flowers. How magnificent! I did not care much for its name or why it was there, but just being aware of its beauty was enough.  ...

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Update: 1 Oct 2012

Its been a timeless six months. A lot has been revealed, a lot has been observed, and a lot has to be covered. In this series of inthought articles I will be covering and uncovering all that takes place to journey within the self because that is where we have to start. These articles I will be sharing to help bring understanding to the self and to remove that thorn that has been irritating you at the back of your mind. The journey of this understanding can take any path and it has to start from the inside, that being our thoughts which are the basis of our actions from there we will move out but I can only take you so far, as the journey has to be continued by you. Next inthought article will touch thought itself. The rest of the site we will be observing nature through exploration and ...

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