What Matters What matters is that you do not pretend you do not hear the water’s ancient melody over stones in the river, and you do not turn away from the questions ringing inside you like bells in the monks hands. What matters is that you do not ignore the alpine meadows and their wildflowers […]
Day 30: You are nature (31 Notes from Nature)
Have you ever noticed how: Leaves dance in the wind? Water falls like tears? Raindrops bounce and leap? Trees sway? Rocks skip across a surface? Wolves howl at the moon? Rabbits sit and watch? Vines swing in the breeze? Flowers turn their faces towards the sun? Gentle reader, never forget YOU are Nature. And Nature […]
Day 29: Relax (31 Notes from Nature)
Nature wants me to remind you that your body is an animal. And to remember that animals aren’t meant to be “on guard” 24/7/365. In life, you will have moments of awareness, moments of flight, and many more moments of relaxation. For most of us, we live in flight and hyper-awareness and forget the relaxation […]
Day 28: Wise counsel (31 Notes from Nature)
My friend Jeni has a special relationship with the trees. She visits them often for companionship and wise counsel. I asked her if I could share a story of her seeking and receiving counsel from the trees and here’s what she would like to share: “I went to a parole hearing one particular morning and […]
Day 27: Magic and miracles (31 Notes from Nature)
I believe in magic and miracles. If you haven’t heard me say this before, hear me now. I believe because over and over I have the most interesting things happen to me that feel like odd coincidence or divine winks. Some of these things make me laugh out loud. Others leaving me standing, mouth gaping, […]
Day 26: How To (31 Notes from Nature)
I wanted to share a lovely “How To” that I discovered during a morning meditation. Matt Haig’s book Reasons to Stay Alive offers some beautiful advice. While this isn’t 100% nature-focused, it does speak to your whole person. Simple “How To” advice is generally the best advice. And with so many people saying, “There just […]