What is it about nature that just seems so sacred to me? Why does it? Something as simple as a fresh breeze blowing on face can bring a sense of an awareness of sacredness. I am not a tree hugger, but I have been around certain trees and I get that feeling too. Sunrises, sunsets, roses, hummingbirds, butterflies, mountains, ocean waves, rivers and lakes can all stop my compulsive thinking and bring an awareness of the sacredness of the moment.
Today I returned for the first time since the fire to a lake that is about ten minutes from where we used to live in Paradise, California. I sat on the shore with a book which soon had to be put down as I just breathed in the moment feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude for the beauty of our earth and a sense of how sacred it all seems.
Come, sit with me for a short bit. I’ll be quiet and we can just take it in individually, and together, which in itself seems a bit miraculous as we spend most of time in an either or world.
Lovely spot, its nice to hear the sound of lapping on the lake shore. Nice share, Gary!
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Great view Gary. That is what my wife and I like to do every Summer. We find a bed and breakfast by a lake for three or four days a month during June-September. I love nature and being outside as well and it’s very conducive to meditation with certain exceptions. I think I’ve already mentioned my irritation with birdsong at 4:30 a.m. outside my window, we live in the suburbs but on the edge of a 40 ft strip of woods. I also don’t like the bugs and mosquitoes of July and August going for walks in the forest. I particularly like snowy days in the woods, when sheltered from the cold winds and Fall has to be my favourite time of years. Nice fruity smells and no bugs.
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i guess one advantage of my hearing loss is the early birdsong doesn’t wake me, but oh, I wish I could hear it again. Maybe I will get that hearing aid my family has been hounding me about for years now…huh, whatdidyasay?
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