This note from Nature couldn’t be any clearer! It arrived as I stepped out of the car at Skull Rock in Joshua Tree National Park. Someone had left this mat on the sidewalk. I saw it and just smiled. The message is so beautifully simple: Live Laugh Love But/and…here’s the thing… I wonder how many […]
Day 21: Patience (31 Notes from Nature)
One day in Joshua Tree National Park, my hubby and I drove the Geology Road, a sandy, dusty 17 miles of 4×4 only single-lane road through a remote part of the park. As we drove our small 4×4 Chevy Tracker named Bob along the sandy road, we’d see something worth stopping for. One time was […]
Day 20: Whimsy (31 Notes from Nature)
Our time in Southern California was hot and smoky. Across the state, they were experiencing record heatwaves for October (highs up to 110 degrees!) and several different fires were raging just north of our area. It was hard working outside in those conditions and our attitudes needs a serious adjustment. One day I was taking […]
Day 19: Practice your passion (31 Notes from Nature)
There is one quote that I love probably more than all others because it speaks to the individual in each of us. Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~Gil Bailie This quote […]
Day 18: Gentle nudge (31 Notes from Nature)
It was a busy day with a lot going on. My husband and I were focused and eager to get the job done so we could move along. Rush rush rush. And then I saw it… This single green leaf on my desk chair. I don’t know where this leaf came from (it wasn’t from […]
Day 17: Gentle movement (31 Notes from Nature)
I struggle to get enough exercise because in my mind exercising for the sake of exercising seems onerous and boring. I’d rather be curled up in a chair with an excellent book or pecking away at my computer getting out the build-up of words in my brain. BUT…put me on a hiking trail, though, and […]