The Nature Within

Category: Lessons from Nature

  • The Sacred Connection Between Nature and Self-Discovery

    Once there was a girl …

    Who spent her days crawling under thorn bushes,
    laying beneath trees,
    and listening to the birds.

    Running through the meadows,
    grazing on succulent berries,
    and gazing at the clouds.

    Basking in the warmth of the sun,
    dancing in the rain,
    embracing the wild winds,
    and finding quiet within the snow.

    Forever muddy, hair tangled, and heart full of love.

    And she’s the girl I have been looking for…
    but I had no idea until now.

    The one who knew how sacred time was.
    How sacred the land we walk upon is.
    And how sacred our connection is —
    to ourselves, and to this home we share.

    She embraced life fully,
    with a light heart,
    because she knew she was held
    by the winds of life.

    Forever changing,
    but always grounded.

    She knew that one day I would find my way back.

    And when I did…

    I would never feel lost again.

    Thank you
    for waiting for me,
    for supporting me,
    for always guiding me back.

  • Winter to Spring: A Journey of Trust and Renewal

    A warm wind brushes my cheeks.
    I tilt my head up to the sky,
    the sun’s warmth embracing my entire being—
    a welcome after a dark winter.

    I close my eyes and listen
    to birds chattering,
    busy about their day,
    preparing for new life to emerge.
    A distant bumblebee hums,
    searching for the first spring flowers.

    I exhale,
    releasing all the worry of winter—
    the wondering whether I would make it,
    whether the darkness would swallow me whole.

    The sun on my face suddenly vanishes,
    hidden behind a cloud.
    I open my eyes—
    a rain shower approaches.
    I close them again.

    In an instant, I am covered in icy wind,
    cleansed by what feels like a winter shower—
    cold and sharp.
    My body tenses.
    I breathe in deeply
    and make an effort to relax.

    I embrace the cold.
    I embrace the winter winds.
    And I open my eyes—

    a red kite hovering overhead,
    gliding with the wind,
    no resistance,
    only trust.

    I close my eyes again,
    and I remember.

    I remember how much I froze,
    how much I hid away,
    how much I broke under the pressure.

    But through it all,
    I found a light—
    a strength I had never known before.
    One that lets go,
    that puts faith and trust first,
    that allows itself to be supported
    and move forward.

    The sun breaks through the winter shower.
    I am warmed once again,
    and reminded—

    that spring is the clearing
    of what I cannot carry with me,
    of what I must let go of.

    That nothing is ever permanent.
    Things will always change.

    But how I show up is my choice,
    my responsibility.

    And I choose to glide,
    to surrender,
    to move with the currents of life.

  • Sparrowhawk

    A moment with nature that stayed with me …

    You saw me before I saw you.
    Perched upon the fence, gazing through the window.

    I became instantly mesmerised by your presence —
    your beauty, your confidence.

    I watched you for what felt like an eternity.

    You turned your gaze back upon the land,
    searching for food.
    You studied.
    You stayed still.
    You remained patient.

    Your quiet poise was teaching me something
    I would later have to learn to embody.

    I broke the trance for a moment
    to begin making breakfast,
    and when I looked back, you were gone.

    Tears began streaming down my face.
    I didn’t know why.
    But I let them fall.

    I sobbed.
    I wished you would return.

    You didn’t that day.

    But you made sure to return
    in the moments I truly needed your presence.

    You arrived in different ways,
    communicating things in my life
    that I couldn’t fully see.

    You were teaching me how to embody qualities
    I had been too scared to before.

    And every time I saw you,
    it was no longer a moment filled with tears,
    but a quiet acknowledgement:

    Life is bigger than what’s in my head.
    We are far more connected
    than we have been led to believe.

    And nature will always find a way to nudge us —
    to show us it’s okay to confront the obstacles in our lives.
    We have choices.

    And today,
    we can choose differently.