Roaming in Nature

As I reflect that the world is collectively almost through the year, I think of the consistent metaphor that I have used to describe what this year has felt like. Wading. Wading into a dark pool where there are no lights, no guidance, no lifeguards, no markers to tell you when you’ve reached the deep end. And you are already waist deep and no matter how scary this feeling is, one thing is for certain, you cannot go back. There is nothing there for you, so you begin to tread, and you feel the ground slowly disappearing from underneath you. You begin to slowly swim. Gently and softly, with fear in your heart but you know it’s time. The further into the year I go, the closer to nature I return. I once read that our natural state is Peace. With each passing month, my gratefulness in Mother Earth has been enriched. In this time, I have been able to stroll aimlessly, stopping to take pictures and respect the beautiful and uninterrupted pieces of the world. I am allowed long moments to think about where I have been and now where I am going, in this pool of uncertainty.

And what I have concluded is this - once you reach a certain point in your life that is not solely accredited to age, but more experiences and understanding, you start to understand both who and how you are as a person. From there, it is easier to accept those same things.

When you reach this point, you make peace with a lot of things the past version of yourself may not have. I am enjoying this phase of life. I am accepting this phase of life. Becoming more open to releasing my concepts on control and what my mind has created as the ideal 'checklist' for where one should be at certain points and time, based on a societal timeline. I am grateful. I am consistently relearning gratitude to its highest power. I can only hope those who are experiencing these phases and levels are embracing them as well. While I understand there are periods of uncertainty, uneasiness and discomfort, I have found that it is all divine and it was all meant to be.

In this wading period, I have rediscovered the power of releasing, the comfort in faith and the wonder of the Universe. I am seeing the seeds of growth that are fertilized without fear, combativeness and self-doubt. The less you combat the doubtful possibilities, the more opportunities and alignment will occur for you. I grant myself this grace. In these aimless walks through nature, I’ve never had such an appreciation for the pinks, the blues, the whites, the stars, the stillness, the quiet breeze that brings you comfort – all of these things right in my backyard, my community and surrounding neighborhoods. I have taken for granted what has been there all along. In these questionable times, what I have not had to question is the power of the Universe and just how small we really are. As I return to my natural state, I express more gratitude to Mother Earth and reflect at how precious I am but how much more precious Earth is. I bask in her glory and I merely capture a speck of the true beauty it possesses. The wonder in the green of the grass and in the flowers that bloom without anyone tending to them. The peace in which they grow in their time, with or without approval from anyone or the need to be told of their importance, they are free to be in their natural state. This is the state of peace I seek to return. This is the same power I wish onto myself and others throughout this universe. I wish you wellness, light & peace on our journeys, we've earned this.