Stupefied By Nature

I am frequently astounded by the beauty found in my own backyard.

"Attention, if sudden and close, graduates into surprise; and this into astonishment; and this into stupefied amazement."

- Charles Darwin, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals


I never cease to be surprised, astonished and amazed by the natural beauty I find right in my own backyard. I have moments of being stupefied by what I witness.

At these moments, I am rendered speechless, and am beyond thought and logic. All one can do in this state of being overwhelmed with amazement is feel, absorb, and soak up the moment. 

It is beyond reason. 

I don't ask, "Why is mushroom?", I just let it all go and enjoy being in the Here and Now with the fungi. We are one.

It is not complicated. All one must do is place ones self in Nature, and it will do the rest.

Pay attention, and be stupefied with amazement at the beauty that reveals itself. It is everywhere all the time, but we often fail to recognize it. When we do, it is a life changing experience because once seen, it can't be unseen.

When you recover, think about the fact that we ARE Nature. That connection should help us guide all of our decisions and behaviours, because what we do to Nature, we do to ourselves.