“Look to the stars, and from them learn.” Albert Einstein Gazing up at the dark sky, I lose track of time as I fall into the depths of the star-lit night, drunk on its meaning. How can we hold onto this organic sense of wonder nature offers? It is so readily right there within our grasp each moment of every day.
Oh wow, Laurie!! What beautiful writing this is! I especially love this line and have saved it: “Paying attention allows life’s artificial chaos to melt within nature’s surefire patterns.” Such a great articulation of what I know to be true from my own daily walks: noticing the details of the natural world as I walk can help me to exit the unhelpful patterns in my head.
Oh my gosh, I really needed to read your piece today. Thanks so much, Laurie, for your insights and the images that you capture with your words. I've printed it out so that I can pop in and out of your piece through the day and remember the feel of it.
Oh wow, Laurie!! What beautiful writing this is! I especially love this line and have saved it: “Paying attention allows life’s artificial chaos to melt within nature’s surefire patterns.” Such a great articulation of what I know to be true from my own daily walks: noticing the details of the natural world as I walk can help me to exit the unhelpful patterns in my head.
Oh my gosh, I really needed to read your piece today. Thanks so much, Laurie, for your insights and the images that you capture with your words. I've printed it out so that I can pop in and out of your piece through the day and remember the feel of it.
Nice piece once again, Laurie.
Your comment about “calm” prompts me to recommend Terry Lepages book “Eye of the Storm “. Terrific, easy read, important for our time.