5 sweet, bite-sized lessons nature taught me
5 elements: water, fire, earth, air, and space. There is so much power in nature. Forces that are a lot bigger than us. Have you tried to climb a mountain? Or swim upriver?
What do you feel in your body when you walk in the forest? And what does your mind do with that experience?
I believe we say “go and touch some grass” for a reason. Nature is unique in helping us connect with each other and ourselves. Here are some thoughts on what we can learn and practice more (won’t keep you for long):
1. Community:
Did you know that trees in the forest are connected through their roots? They help each other out with sap when one tree is in trouble. They do look out for each other. Heck, they sometimes move closer together if need be.
Crazy. Thankfully, I see this in the NFT community — people help each other.
2. Consistency:
We can learn from plants we call weeds. They are persistent, never giving up.
Their roots are the longest. Go and try to dig up some bindweed — I dare you.
I have to say I am terrible at consistency (thanks to ADHD brain), but I am practicing. How about you?
3. Mindfulness:
Plants— they use what they’ve got, turn towards the sun, and close up when it rains. They are grounded and present. Simple, isn’t it?
Us humans say life is complicated but is it? A hard lesson here is paying attention and what we do with that power.
4. Resilience:
You might get a bad day or even a bad year. Easy to forget at the moment what we’ve fought through before. How resilient we all are, even if we don’t believe it.
I find comfort in observing how plants demonstrate this resilience. They fight. They survive. They thrive.
5. Hope & trust:
In January, when everything is dark, cold, and wet, it’s hard to imagine spring will come. And just like that, some dormant seeds start to make moves in those circumstances.
They grow through complete darkness, trusting the process, knowing? Or hoping? that in the end, there is going to be light and space. They can grow. I know it’s biologically determined, and I see a lot into this but just for a moment, imagine what that seed goes through. Impressive, if you ask me.
Nature is awesome. So how about, after reading this, you go and ‘touch some grass’?
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