Email: What in nature really inspires you? (Germany)
Inspired by everything nature embodies – fire, air, earth, animals, birds. Specifically, water. Water’s a terrific teacher. Shows how to move through the world with grace, ease, determination, humility. Journey of water can be a true mirror of our paths through life.
Water falls from the sky, melts from ice glaciers to stream down hills into rivers. Similarly, we’re born with certain defining characteristics. Born at specific times, places with certain gifts, challenges. Within these parameters, we meander buoyantly through life encountering twists, turns.
When a river breaks at a boulder or waterfall, gains enthusiasm, energy, curiosity to keep flowing, break barriers. We encounter our own waterfalls, may fall hard but dust off, keep creating. Water inspires to flow naturally with strength, passion, belief.
When there’s a deep, dark well to be filled water gently, humbly fills empty spaces. Similarly, we face dark moments calmly, courageously, compassionately.
Eventually, a river happily falls into the sea. Water doesn’t fear loss of identity, control. Graciously, generously tumbles into vastness, mysteries of the sea. Merges magnanimously without resistance. Each time we move beyond individual selves to become part of something beautiful or bigger, we follow the lead of water. Water just gives life, joy, abundance without expectations. Incredibly inspiring.