“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” ~John Muir
Namasté Everyone,
Every flower that pushes up and every bud on every tree, is waiting for the right combination of things to happen to let it know it’s time to open. Every crocus, daffodil, and tulip has its own right moment to begin and each one responds to its own particular environment—the daffodil that only gets morning sun doesn’t try to keep up with the daffodil basking in midday sun in front of a brick wall. The hints may be subtle but Spring comes, flower by flower, each in its own time.
We’re a part of the natural world and we feel those subtle hints too. A warmer sun; buds on branches that were bare last week; green sprouts pushing up where nothing looked alive days ago—we begin to feel something in us reawakening. We respond to the natural world because we’re a part of it, because we’re connected to it.
Modern conveniences and tools that give us the power to adapt our environment to suit us, can give us the illusion that we’re a thing apart from nature. But we are one of the threads in the amazing, beautiful fabric that is the earth and the universe. We are attached. It’s easier to remember when we’re looking out at a view of mountains or listening to waves on the beach, but the joy of Spring is in that reminder of our emotional connection to a world renewing itself, even in the city.
It’s a season for us to contemplate our connection to the earth and its beauty. Our bodies, minds, and spirits are ready to open up just like those crocuses and daffodils. Each of us, opening and sharing our energy and gifts, in our own way, in our own time—is a vital part of the planet we share. And we are enriched every time we meditate on nature, large and small...a flower, a bee, a mountain, or an ocean. It can be our reminder that we are each a part of something greater.
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” ~Albert Einstein
Shanti
Pattie