Oak Leaves Provide Perfect Chemical Balance For Future Growth Oak leaves contain tannic acid, which discourages bacteria. The leaves are then slow to disintegrate when they fall. Eventually the tannic acid becomes part of the soil, ultimately helping future oak seeds to sprout. Just like the seed of an idea, some acorns sprout, some don't. But none will grow if they're pulled up just to check on their progress. The same life force that grows an oak from an acorn, a mountain from the earth's molten core, a stream from the springs thaw, a child from an egg and sperm, an idea from the mind of a human being is present in all things, all thoughts and experiences. There is no place where god is not. Joan Borysenko in Pocket of Miracles Click [HERE] for more Field Notes.

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