I say hi to Earth all the time in my life because I find peace and calm in it’s presence. Earth to me is a living being and is a great comfort to me in good and bad times. I rejoice with her in the good times and she comforts me in the bad and sad times. How you ask?
I know earth from a more earthy tribal point of view and see her as alive like me. Even science has agreed that humans can communicate with plants, so plants are a gift from Earth and Source and all are sentient beings. They just talk in different ways than I do.
LET’S EXPERIMENT
Put your phone down or turn it off, leave all noise makers behind and, if possible, walk outside in your yard or go to a park or anywhere outdoors. If you’re in a parking lot or a busy outdoor environment, that works too. Take a good look around you. I mean really honestly take a look and focus on what you are looking at, not just brush off what’s there as unintelligible sights.
Are there any signs of trees, plants, rocks, earth (not just concrete or asphalt) or anything earth related? Are there a lot of people in view? Cars or any kind of vehicles? What kind of noises do you hear around you? What do you smell? Is the wind blowing? Do you feel calm and relaxed or tense and in a hurry? Is it comfortable being there? How long would you want to stay there? How does it make you feel being in that environment? Give your observations a good two to five minutes to really see around you and how it makes you feel. Make a mental note of your answers or even jot them down on paper so you can recall and compare them to the next step.
SECOND PART
Now as soon as you have a chance go to an environment that is as opposite as possible from the first one. If you were in your yard the first time then try a store parking lot the second time. Do the same observations as you did in the first one above and ask yourself the same questions. Again take note of your responses or jot them down on paper. You can repeat this exercise as many times and in as many locations as you want. There are no rules.
YOU’RE DISCOVERIES
At your earliest convenience compare your answers to these different places. There are no right or wrong answers. These are your discoveries for yourself about yourself.
What you hope to learn from these short experiments are the differences you perceive from the two environments and how each place makes you feel. Allow yourself to really feel the differences between the two places. How does the environment of Earth make you feel as compared to the busy environment of daily life.
CONCLUSION
Hopefully your findings helped you see the calming effects that Earth and nature have on you. By taking a short time to step out of your every day rat race to step into an Earth centered place you can feel the vibrancy of nature and bring calm and rejuvenating energy to yourself.
CONTINUING THE JOURNEY
Our lives are busy, but it’s easy to begin benefiting from your discoveries. An easy way to start is by finding a place in your home where you have a plant and a comfortable chair to sit. It can also be in your backyard or a park or a bush outside your home. The sources of nature are abundant and anything you’re drawn to of nature is a good place to start, such as trees, rocks, bushes, or even a running fountain for just a few examples. Earth is there if we just look for it, large or small.
When you have found your spot of nature take a few minutes or more in that area and allow your mind to let go of the busy every day world. Begin to give yourself permission to take 5 minutes. Breath deeply and slowly while enjoying the peace of Earth’s gifts to you. Set all your to-do lists aside and enjoy your time in the calming presence of Earth’s gifts to you.
The more often you sit with nature and Earth the more peace and calm you will bring into your life. I wish you a good journey.
I will share more tips soon on how to get to know Earth in order to find benefits of well being within your life.
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