A serene walk in a park full of beautiful flowers, relaxing by a lovely lake-side. Realise our lives are completely inter-twined with cycles, rhythms of nature.
Nature is a mirror inspiring, deepening our sense of belonging in the world. We find resonance in every form from molecules to plants, animals to planets. We live our lives according to the same principles as trees, mountains, clouds, birds.
Begin our lives in the womb, folded in like buds of a flower. When we emerge from the womb, slowly begin unfolding, just as flowers open to petals. When petals fade, they return to earth. We follow the same patterns, return to earth, as well.
Like flowers, we leave behind seeds in the form of children, unique contributions to the world we could have given. These continue to unfold even after we are gone, our legacy.
Notice how our moods shift like skies transform from bright blue to turbulent grey. Our thoughts are like clouds – appearing, changing shapes, passing through, disappearing. Sky is our core awareness, unchanging underneath all superficial, transient permutations. Rain cleanses the earth just as an emotional release cleanses our minds. We naturally flow like water.
As we walk through life, find our own metaphors for connectedness with nature’s mysteries, intelligence, insights.