Nature, I’ve found, seems to bring out the “real” me, the me that is most authentic and closest to my truest self.
I know that when I have a difficult phone call to make, if I step outside, I can speak from my heart. I know that if I take 15 minutes during my work day to get away from the screen, and walk – even just through the parking lot – I have a bit more clarity when I return. I know that when I cannot find a moment to leave my windowless workplace, when I want to run as far and as fast as my woefully un-accostomed-to-running knees will take me from my day job, I can carry a gem in my pocket or have a stone on my desk, and find comfort in the way it feels in my hand, and remain employed for at least another little while.
In our modern world we can so easily lose ourselves. It’s important to keep finding ourselves again – to keep unearthing what gets buried in the day to day, dusting off the what goes missing in our attempts to do so much, digging out what gets lost when our focus is on the minutia of daily life. Even just a moment, a focused breath, can help bring us back to ourselves. Truly. Just a breath.
This site is for sharing my photographs and moments of the places I go to heal, in hopes of reminding you of the power of nature, or at least of inspiring ways that you find your way back to yourself too. I’ve been on this planet now for half a century, and I am still learning, every single day; many of my lessons and reminders and discoveries are shared here as well. I hope you enjoy the journey.
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Thank you for reading! I would love to hear your thoughts on how nature affects you. Please comment on any posts!
So pretty!