Escaping into Nature

I have reached for the outdoors since I was a child. When my world would get "too big" and too much for me I would escape to the outdoors and sit as close as I could to our giant evergreen fir trees. Touching them and admiring them, I would seek their counsel to help me sort out the unraveling within myself. Other times, I would seek solace in the "wild" acreage behind our neighbors where I would disappear into the thick foliage and make myself a sort of nest among the foliage, I would lay down on my back and look to the clouds for shapes, signs and direction. Mostly, just hoping someone could hear the pounding of my heart and return to it with abounding love, acceptance and peace. That in the end, all would be okay and that life would be forgiving and filled with hope. This process has continued throughout my life, now though I add more drives toward old quiet country and forested roads and always I hunger to hear the beat of my feet hitting a mountain trail.

Nature has been my companion, guide, inspiration, and motivation. It is not only the key to the quieting and comforting of my soul but is also the adrenaline to bring forth the life that is often buried or kept safely tucked away into the recesses of my heart.

Nature is life giving, life healing and life solving for me. It is my constant reminder that God is alive and well. The energy and hum of its rhythms helps to keep me synchronized and keeping time with my own rythyms.