Treasured Moments with Nature
At times, when life becomes overwhelming or unsettling, I like to escape to delightful, treasured moments with nature. I often find reflections of my own life playing out before my eyes.
Listening to the soft music of the songbirds while watching them fly and glide above me, lifting them to greater heights of freedom, my soul wishes to join in the fun and frenzy. See the dazzling blues, reds, and yellows, each completely unique and confident in their enchanting beauty and grace. How calming to the unstill mind.
I often strive to reconnect with my own unique nature. I am happiest when I feel self-assured, content, and fulfilled. And then there are the bright, colorful flowers, like the scattered remnants of a rainbow that has graced the earth after a cleansing shower. The vibrant colors bring life to the landscape, provide nourishing nectar, and create sweet, soothing scents, like those of a lilac bush on an early summer’s afternoon. This type of aromatherapy can be so calming and soothing to the senses.
The beautiful multicolored butterflies dance before me. Swirling and twirling in pure delight, mirroring the dance of life. I love the cool, comforting breeze that touches my skin and brings a smile to my face with its caressing embrace. It feels so refreshing and rejuvenating, especially with a sun-drenched sky, whose golden beams shower the earth in loving warmth. As I raise my face to feel its warm, comforting rays, it wraps around me. It feels like a comforting embrace.
I watch the billowing, fluffy white clouds floating ever so gently across a brilliant, blue sky, while rays of sun illuminate the cottony mist in brilliant radiance. I close my eyes for a moment and consider slowing life’s pace to mirror their gentle drifting for just a little while.
I hear the soft sounds of a babbling brook. So gentle and melodic. Watching the water flow over the rocks represents a true force of nature. Hitting all the bumps in the riverbed. Small bumps and large bumps, reflective of life’s challenges and life’s pleasures, but ever still flowing and moving forwards. Always moving forwards as life slows for no one. Only we can slow down the pace and express gratitude for this ever-changing life with which we have been graced.
The cool shade of a tall weeping willow in all of its elegance, seems to provide a draping curtain of shelter and protection. I feel cocooned in the celestial embrace of the natural world. The tall, proud titan trees surrounding us are so grounded and rooted to this glorious earthen floor. Standing tall and still next to each other. All are one. All are accepted. All stand together as the human spirit should always aspire to emulate. Solidarity. We all yearn to feel welcome and accepted.
The fast and furious vibration of a tiny hummingbird shows her strength and endurance as she drinks from a yellow sunflower. She is small but strong, fit, and healthy. I stare at the peaceful pond, which is tranquil and untroubled; the frogs will soon begin their evening chorus, and the blue heron stands still as a statue. It is all so enchanting and calming. The glimmering light dances on its surface like fallen stardust.
A majestic stallion gracefully bobs its head as it trots along a deep, verdant green landscape that cloaks the countryside. I watch soft, delicate seeds blowing in the wind like the serene thoughts currently flowing through my mind, while life’s flowing energy choreographs the dance.
Spending time in nature feels peaceful and serene. I am surrounded by this captivating force of life that is radiating all around me. Nature blankets earth and soul with a living energy that vibrates to its very core. Its ethereal, enchanting beauty has become one with my loving spirit, and its power heals me.
