The sun is out and the warm weather is here. I can’t tell
you what that does for my whole mood! I am more motivated, my attitude is
better, and I feel more energized.
It is so nice to eat dinner outside on the patio table. It’s
so nice to bring my laptop outside instead of sitting in my office with a space
heater blowing on me to keep me warmed up.
But it’s more than
that. It’s nature itself that renews, revives, and restores. I can close
the lid of my laptop and look at the blue sky. I can watch a bird fly in the
distance and close my eyes and hear all of the cheerful chirping.
No tv noise. Just the
sounds of life.
And I’m reminded how
my soul needs it. How it helps me clear my head and think. How it calms my heart. How I somehow am
able to make better decisions and choices.
Just by sitting
outside. By taking in life and letting it fall over me, in me, and through
me.
When warm weather sets in after winter, most people are out
and about. But by the end of summer, it seems that spirit has faded somewhat.
Not as many people want to be outside. They are tired of the sunshine. Bored
with the warmth. They move back inside again.
Not me. I cling to what I know will be gone for many many months. I soak in whatever last drop of gentle breeze, cheerful chirp, and warmth on my skin that I can get.
For I know the hidden secret. I know what looking at a tree
and puffy clouds in the distance can do for me. I know what smelling the aromas
of flowers blooming and fresh grass clipped does for my senses.
It gives me hope.
Joy. Compassion. Love. And Life. Everything I need to face what hits me every
day.
Sit outside. Try it. Close your eyes and take it in. And
you’ll feel it too.
I completely agree. Being outside just refreshes my soul. I marvel at nature and the beauty only an awesome God can create. The other day I saw flowering "weed" growing in a crack in the concrete median of an 6 lane highway. I thought wow, now there is a sign that as much as we people try to control our world, He has the final say.
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