Musing…
“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” Gary Snyder
Charise’s Turn:
For me, nature spirit means the aliveness of nature. If you really notice nature with a listening mind, there’s much to receive: beauty, light, color, shadow, texture, growth, change, movement, support. So much of the time, nature is in the background, like a setting that we exist in, while we get on with our lives. I find myself wanting to bring it into the foreground––either by taking a walk or hike, gardening, having lunch or tea on my deck, or with a longing glance out my window.
During springtime of the pandemic, a friend suggested we go on a walk at a safe distance apart. This was a novel idea after quarantining. On one of our walks, in a local public garden, I came upon this Dawn Redwood tree. Entering beneath the canopy of its branches was an extraordinarily uplifting experience, like a welcome embrace. I felt joined to the spirit of this tree. And, for a little while, I forgot about everything else.
“Most people are on the world, not in it.” ––John Muir
Get Fired Up:
Give nature your attention. You will be rewarded with a restored spirit.
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