12/07/2021
Nature is the anecdote to modern life.
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Rest (at least for me) is easier said than done. There are always projects I want to tackle, work to be done, laundry, family and a hundred other things scrolling through my brain on an endless loop. It’s exhausting.
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Even when try to lay down to rest I am bugged by the list of logistics in my brain.
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The best way I have found to settle that nagging feeling is being in nature. Nature absorbs my senses and jerks me into the present like nothing else.
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The sounds of the wind, the smell of pine and decaying leaves, the taste of cold damp air and the feeling of a breeze on my face and warm sun on my back force my attention on the HERE AND NOW. And in the present, I feel peace. Now I can slow down and pet moss that looks especially luxurious. I notice mushrooms and make a mental note of what’s edible and what’s toxic. Did you know that reishi, and lions mane mushrooms grow all around North Georgia? Yeah! Literal medicine all around.
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Nature reassures me that my knowledge is valuable.
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Nature is the anecdote to the anxiety that creeps in as a result of modern life.
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