Stories about Love: Episode 6

I took a walk through the cemetery today and around our property...to take in the warmth of a Fall day in New England and to smell the leaves that are crisply drying underfoot. The subtle breeze was a reminder that it is Fall but here in RI, it can still be very very warm at this time of year.  WE always dress in layers because you just never really know what the weather might be.  Living close to the bay, you also get more wind and fog than other areas of the state.  But today...today was just perfection.

My dog is getting older and his weak joints need a stretch.  His sniffer needs adventure and of course, he needs to relieve his bladder and all that.  He sniffs curiously against each tree we pass and lingers there.  There is a story of other dogs and people who have been here.  He pees on all of them to make sure he tells them that this is his turf after all- he lives in that house over yonder.

It's Mid-day and the sun is almost directly overhead.  We retire to our front porch after our slow, lazy stroll through the cemetery nearby.  Cloud lies down and I recline in my Adirondack chair, catching a few rays that peak between the massive branches above me.

We listen to the flow of the traffic nearby...living on a busy avenue means that we see many travelers pass through.  

The air is sweet with warmth and a soft ocean smell.  Alex is inside still working on a school project while Annika is online doing her weekly Therapy appointment.  I appreciate these moments to reconnect with nature.  Loving Nature and allowing Nature to love you back can really, truly inspire you!

 For example, our Hibiscus that was a gift to Annika upon her High School Graduation...it has two new FULL blooms!  Why?  It's late October already.  Why ask why?  Why not just accept what is?

Aside from the smells and the temperature and the breeze, there are colors everywhere to inspire us.  The trees at this time of year are so magical to admire!

Aside from the colors, there is the pattern upon the ground that falling leaves create...like Nature makes it's own canvas and just sprinkles art all over it.  My walkway is a source of inspiration for me...especially with leaves scattered amuck:

Falling in Love with Nature can HEAL YOU

Some people love to listen to rain or watch snow- or observe birds.  Other people are more tactile in their love of nature, choosing to walk barefoot over grass or through sand- or surfing waves.  Some people enjoy growing their own food so that when they partake of their food, they feel the connection to their land and also the fact that they grew and created this!  YOU are nature too...Loving yourself is loving nature.

I listen to PodCasts by Sadghuru, and other Yogi's and Taoists.  One I was listening to yesterday was amazing me because it was about restoring the Yin-Yang balance in each of our internal organs by loving our bodies as much as we love "What we do".  

In other words, you are a human being, not a human doing...despite the clear and obvious fact that our culture is WAY too obsessed with fast-paced, multitasking and money-making activities.  

I am repeating what they said...but believe me...I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree.

The very thought of how crucial each bodily function actually is in the wellness process, really got me thinking about our relationship with nature.  We need to be like the plants.  We need to exist not to force any outcome.  According to the podcast from yesterday....we need to achieve "flow".  Nature is all about flow.

What can we learn about Love by being more connected to nature?

1.     Just BE.

2.    DO less

3.    Seasons change

4.    Everything is as it should be

5.    It all has value

6.    It's all connected

7.  Take only what you need from it (discard the rest)

8.    flow

~Namaste

Lilac