I feel Wendell Berry's experience, and have my whole life. Deeply.
This feeling is why being in nature has been my number one priority since I was old enough to get out there.
Now, I feel this every single time I go into the backyard woods and hike down to the rushing waters of the brook below.
So soothing. Nowhere do I feel better, except maybe in Linda's arms.
For fast acting relief of whatever ails you, I highly recommend this peaceful activity (nature, and hugs).
But you don't have to trust me. The Science™ backs me up - nature exposure is essential for human health and well-being.
Now, I turn it over to Berry's beautiful words of truth (which I have posted before, but feel strongly about posting again).
"When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”
Oh, that momentary feeling of being free. Try it. You'll like it, I am sure.
Make 2023 the year you connect (or reconnect) with nature.
You will not be disappointed.
So very true. I feel an immense sense of well-being when out in the countryside. A lovely post. Thank you. Sally
ReplyDeleteBerry understands. This is perfect. "I come into the peace of wild things
ReplyDeletewho do not tax their lives with forethought of grief." Wishing you all a peace and contentment in 2023, Erin