Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul – John Muir
Where nature may heal
Oh, I hardly need to say anything about this one!
Anyone who has taken a walk in nature will know how nurturing wild places are… anyone who’s gazed at a view and been moved by the immense beauty, watched a teeny ant carrying a crazy out-of-proportion load, taken a smiling sniff from a fragrant flower, admired the colours on an Autumn leaf, ambled through woods listening to the birds sing, sat by a giggling stream, gaped at the peaceful grandeur of a loch or lakeside, played on gnarly tors, looked out on fens and moors, mountains and huggy hillsides … oh the list is endless!
Nature fills your senses … sights, sounds, smells, feel and oh yes a home cooked meal sure tastes even better after a walk!
Nature connects us to basics, grounds us and teaches us, teaches us to manage hazards – and then relax and enjoy our experience.
Nature is full of wild beauty and gentle detail. Nature will rain on you, blow your hair sideways, warm you, cool you and sometimes freeze your wotsits off. Nature connects, calms, inspires, nurtures. And it is free.
This is my moment of nurture today, remembering this rich gift and taking a moment outside to reconnect with the eternal wisdom and love that speaks through nature. That and letting rip with a bit of waxing lyrical 😉
And forget not that the earth longs to feel your bare feet and the wind longs to play with your hair – Kahil Gibran
Nature nurture
What’s your favourite bit of nature nurture?
Daily Nurture 