When was the last time you...

When was the last time you...
enjoyed the outdoors?
were fully present in Nature?

When was the last time you...
watched the moths frolic in the field?
heard the rusting sound of stalks of corn?
smelled the freshly cut grass?
sat beneath a tall, old tree and listened to the wind play a melody through her leaves?

When was the last time you...
watched the clouds change form and shape across the sky?
listened to the creek gurgle over stones while watching the water spiders skim across the surface?

When was the last time you...
beheld thousands of blades of grass glistening with dew?
watched an entire meadow become a sea of moving grasses as they ripple from a gentle wind?
followed the flight of a hawk as it circles, drifts and rides the air current?
passed a beehive and heard the collective buzz of the colony working together as one?

When was the last time you...
really admired a flower - its patterns, its color, its scent?
ran into something unexpected - a lizard, a heron, a sunning snake?

When was the last time you...
felt the sun's warmth on your face and body?
sensed the breeze move across the hairs of your skin?
noticed the play between shadow and light?
enjoyed the coolness of a tree's shade?

Don't take the outdoors for granted.
Get outside, get quiet, get present.
Reconnect with the heartbeat of the Earth - reset your rhythm.
Release, Re-energize, Re-establish peace in your mind, body and Soul.
Breathe in the air deeply from your belly and exhale your tensions away.
Really take notice of what's around you using all of your senses.
Hold gratitude in your heart and being for all of the beautiful gifts that time with Nature provides.

Love, Adrienne :)