“Nature, too, supports our personal blossoming (if we have any quiet exposure to her) through her spontaneities, through her beauty, power, and mirroring, through her dazzling variety of species and habitats, and by way of the wind, Moon, Sun, stars, and galaxies.”
Bill Plotkin
It is a desire of mine to spend more time in nature. Hopefully, you already knew that. It is now obvious to me how deep these roots of solitude with and in nature have always been present. There is an awareness, also, that the more time I spend in the natural world, the more I desire to be there. My condo of bricks and sticks is not where I want to spend my life. It has provided a place of comfort but at a price. For many the house is all they need and want. Our culture stresses that. I’m not one of them. There is a desire to blossom. Have a great day and wonderful week!
4 Comments
Mark
I think your desire is shared by many thousands of others as I just read about the sharp jump in visitors to National Parks – creating all sorts of problems with trash, wildlife, etc. I don’t think that is what you had in mind. 🙂
Monte Stevens
No, it’s not. In fact it is disappointing when I see people in the natural areas who are only physically present. I can name many situations where people are just not there and primarily due to our smartphones. I got up and left yesterday after a cowboy in his pickup truck pulled into the parking lot. He sat there for twenty minutes on his phone and the air conditioner running. Sigh!
When people do not come to be within nature they will disrespect it, the focus solely on them.
Mark
The crowds are my primary reason for losing any desire to visit some of the more famous parks. I am more content just having time in my own woods even if the views are not as spectacular. And I know I am missing out on a lot of truly awesome places – perhaps when I do get around to exploring them (if ever), I’ll pick a time in the middle of winter or during a huge rainstorm.
Monte Stevens
Totally get you get you. I have not been to one of the National Parks for a long time, not even Rocky National Park which is less than an hour away.