CONNECT TO THE SPIRIT
THE EARTH SPEAKS, IF YOU TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN
Slow the pace. Get off the ride of computer, phone, tablet, repeat. Take a MUCH needed break from today’s technological mind boggling stimulus and negativity. Step outside. Find a little piece of the world that’s all your own. Sit down in the dirt, on a log, or a park bench. Connect to the spirit around you. The spirit of life; air, wind, water, birds. Shut out the clutter. You may not know it, but rejuvenation and re-energized inner strength builds during these moments. Take care of yourself. Entertain less entertainment. The world abounds with stimulus and activity. Take solace in a relaxed rhythm, if only for a few minutes. You deserve it!
When time allows stretch the time spent outdoors longer and longer. Soon, you will discover a broader happiness. Simplistic wonder begins to appear. Discover pleasure from nature. With no demands placed upon you other than visualization. Your presence habitually goes unnoticed. You mean nothing to wildlife, you are only a disrupter of patterns. Enjoy having no immediate control over the world. Become a part of the greater picture. Integrate yourself into the landscape. Relax and become one with it.
Rewards are found in quality connections.
Discover more about your home surroundings with interaction. Examine natures movement. Mimic cooperative efforts between species. Listen to the landscape.
(I know this is pixelated, still an awesome image!)
Listen to the sands, trails, and waves.
Listen to the earth with your eyes as well as your ears. Visual cues present profound information. Yes, those are bear tracks! Even the ever changing sands speak to you.
Intricate life emerges, if you are moving slow enough to notice.
Every tree holds life.
Look closer. Sit down beside it. Touch it’s bark. Discover it’s essence.
As you enter a new observation area notice how quiet it is. As you hold your stance life re-appears and accepts your presence.
Outdoor enjoyment doesn’t just happen, you have to learn to accept it’s offerings; big, small, comfortable, and uncomfortable.
Hiking with an interpretive guide expands your awareness and appreciation. Guides open your eyes to a larger picture, including the intricate details.
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Now it’s time to move outside!
If you want to learn more about landscape connection in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore our guides would be honored to get you out there!
