What is the temperature today? How does your body feel in this temperature?

What are you tasting today? Eat something fresh, if you can, to honor Summer and the sun that helped to grow that food.

“The silence of the natural world is in fact a constant, wondrous, neverending symphony.” — Dr. Qing Li, from Forest Bathing

What does the sky look like today? What does the earth look like?

What nature smells do you remember from childhood? Can you smell any of them today?

Notice the variety of nature’s textures today. Can you touch any of them? What do they feel like?

“Something essential happens in a vegetable garden. It’s a place where if you can’t say ‘I love you’ out loud, you can say it in seeds. And the land will reciprocate, in beans.” –Robin Wall Kimmerer, from Braiding Sweetgrass

What sounds do you hear coming from birds, animals, and/or insects?

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?

What smells do you notice?

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?

Spend a moment outside, after dark. What do you notice?