“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. – John Burroughs
The stresses of work and life are so overwhelming at times. How do I bring back balance? For me, a walk on a nearby path gives me back my perspective so I can transcend the noise around me.
This beautiful fawn along with its mother and siblings brought me peace and joy one recent morning. I felt as if I had intruded on something so simple and beautiful, a family’s time together. The simplicity of existence. This provided a clear message. Let go of the burdens and the pressures, just live and enjoy the simple blessings that surround me.
“The waves of the sea help me get back to me.” – Jill Davis
The ocean piques my senses. I can see, smell and hear the ocean’s strength, determination and resilience. The unending ebb and flow of the waves are calming, consistent and in a way majestic.
The ocean provides me with courage and reignites the drive in me to persevere and face my struggles head on. I’m so thankful for the ocean’s ability to speak to my soul.
“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.” – Henry David Thoreau
I walk with nature and feel refreshed and born anew. Nature is my healing balm. Maybe it is the beauty or the solitude. Maybe God’s gifts are so clearly visible. I feel blessed and hopeful by the time I finish my walk.
“There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” – Rachel Carson
Just as nature goes on, so must we. We must learn how to nurture our souls and persevere. This next part of my life, I seek spiritual alignment.
“There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story.” – Linda Hogan
Just as nature speaks, we too as humans speak. How much of what we say is simply not heard? Do we take the time to listen to the quiet child or the angry teenager? How much have we missed of what our spouses have said in unspoken words? When do we stop to listen?
Maybe just as we learn to convene with nature, we too must learn how to communicate with one another. If we were actually communicating with one another, would we be living in a world with such social strife?
I think I shall focus on communicating and understanding others. I must remember, another can be communicating but not with spoken words.