I recently returned from an amazing trip to southern Colorado. I love my life and home in Austin, TX, but I don’t love the all pervasive, unending heat of summer. I am of Scandinavian decent and long, hot days (and nights) really do not suit my body nor temperament. Luckily we have fabulous swimming holes to cool off in, but still, this girl needed an escape. So, to cool Colorado I went where I hung out between the elevations of 9,000-12,000 feet. Cool days and cooler nites, rain, sunshine, amazing clouds, mountain views, and slow, simple days soothed my body and soul.
I arrived tired from the long trip and from months of hard work and after a few days of soaking in the following elements, felt mostly restored. After two weeks, I felt really recharged.
So, once again, nature reminded me of her amazingly restorative, healing power.
I was reminded that all I really needed to restore myself from the stressors of regular life are the simple things that nature offers so readily such as…
Sunshine – I soaked in abundantly
Water – I bathed in the freezing river daily
Fresh Air – breathed it in deeply
Earth – slept on it nightly in my tent and got charged by the healing earth energy
Healing Food – enjoyed healing food with good friends
Great Company – enjoyed the richness of good company
Solitary Time – rested in solitary contemplation time
Yoga and Hiking – invigorated my body with fresh blood and oxygen from exercise (which included hunting for berries, mushrooms and crystals)
Simple Living – I barely worked, checked my phone or email and enjoyed long, lazy days
I have been reminded that the simple things in life are what really fulfill me. And the vital importance of taking time out from regular life to rest, restore and soak up nature.
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