Noticing Nature Practice: June 14
Tell a beloved pet, plant, person, or other being that you love them.
Tell a beloved pet, plant, person, or other being that you love them.
Look at nature from a distance – spend time with a landscape or look at nature closeup – or both. What do you see?
Water flows over these hands. May I use them skillfullyTo preserve our precious planet. —Thich Nhat Hanh
Drink a glass of water. What does it taste like? How does it make you feel?
What does the weather sound like today? Is it windy, silent, or rainy?
Today’s prompt, which has extra layers of meaning for me these days: What color do you notice today? Today, I am noticing my own internal whiteness (and my epidermal whiteness which is polka dotted with itchy, red mosquito bites.) Both the internal and the external …
A Poem/Prayer For Today: Gentle Goddess, Who never asks for anything at all, and gives us everything we have, thank you for this sweet water, and your fragrance. —Lee Welch
June’s Full Moon is the Strawberry Moon! We just picked our first strawberries – just in time! I am wishing you power and serenity this Full Moon! You are powerful and remember to make time for some moments of sweetness.
Today’s Prompt: What does nature feel like? Touch a leaf, a bloom, bark, dirt, a rock, or something else.
Today’s prompt is going to be controversial, for sure, but I challenge you to this practice of going barefoot. See what happens . . .if you dare! Go barefoot outside for a while – or longer. How do you feel?
It’s June’s episode of The Woolgathering Podcast! This month’s story welcomes Summer with a story about seeking shelter and finding intolerance. Also, there is a limerick, about dandelions. Listen to the story: HERE! or wherever you find podcasts!
When I am feeling particularly depressed, stressed, and anxious, I offer my sadness to nature, and nature is always there for me. Everyday nature quite literally feeds us with the food we eat and the water we drink, but nature also feeds our souls. Nature …