Sunday, April 11, 2010

wildness

i treasure wildness and being playful makes me happy. in wilderness areas, i feel free, i can express myself fully. i also really like that in wild places i am surrounded by life everywhere. sometimes when i am in buildings and around paved roads, i start feeling constrained and caged. manicured and sterile environments isolate me from all elements of life, living beings and rocks, minerals, water, wind, soil, earth and fire. what i learn from wild areas and all the life that inhabits it, is that
you, me
we are perfect the way we are. no need to change ourselves, to pretend to be someone we are not. we are beautiful the way we are.  let's claim our own light and share that with the world. in that light we contribute to the world by being us, just like an old and established tree that provides habitat, shade and wisdom to others.

in wild areas
i feel so                i am connected to all life
alive,
light
and
free


today, i felt so alive. i was on a boat to elliot key in biscayne national park, the wind was blowing, the air was salty. i took it all in. i felt the wind penetrating every single cell in my being, the waves in the ocean transported me to the place in my heart where all my dreams live, my eyes felt nurtured by the shades of green, blue and white, relieved from any overstimulation and resting in total bliss. all my senses engaged in an experience.



when wildness is expressed in my life, playfulness comes so easily. last year in the fall, i spent weeks exploring play. swimming in the cold ocean in the sea islands, trying to learn how to body surf while dolphins swam by in the distance. exploring play is making a difference in my life. i love engaging with life through play.

                                             getting ready to backpack
                    sunrise at the beach in cumberland island december, 2009

then we walked on a trail. i was in a state of wonder and exploration. like a detective of joy, looking at all patterns in nature, all the evidence of beauty and interconnection.
i can get lost in time looking at patterns and experiencing nature. today, i was in marveled by necklace pods. i like plants that are soft, they have an inviting energy. 
every 
   place
   plant
   animal
   moment of life
is unique and an experience is never relived. this moment is infinitely precious.



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