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come on a walk with me and read the living book of nature
today
is the day to share a walk with me, you look out the window and see
its raining..how do you feel ? what are you thinking ? rather than oh
no its raining see how pretty the grey clouds are..how grateful the
plants and rivers will be, think how gorgeous the branches are going
to look with drips on the trees and how quiet it will be.
as
you get in your car it feels cold..and you maybe shiver as you get
out the car - remember how cosy your rain clothes are...by putting
on waterproof trousers and coat you can surrender to the rain knowing
you will be dry and comfortable wearing the right clothes. i find it is
really important to being out in nature....though if you do find
yourself wet or hot then i find taking a breath and breathing right
into that feeling as if you were sinking into it really helps....
relax your muscles into that feeling - go on try it..i have found it
really works even when i have been so cold.
so we are off...do you see the raindrops hanging from the branches... how gorgeous they look like fairy lights as the light catches them... take a moment to smell the air.. the wet earth, the smell of the river next to us - isn't it the most gorgeous smell. see how the wet lights up everything - the rocks, the moss has become vibrant green as if neon lights are shining on her... notice how everything is as bright as if the sun was shining ..
as we walk along feel how you are warming up and have forgotten the rain.. look over to the river.. notice how it runs fast over rocks and then calmly flows hardly moving at all.. then bubbles over more rocks.. some finding new ways of diverting from the main river to find a quicker way or a longer but easier way.. pause and ask yourself what the river can teach you today? do you see how it trusts that the river bed will always be there for it, or that sometimes there are big rocks in the way that must be gone round or over and then how still it is.. can you see that this is your life ? that you too can trust the river of life and god to be always there for you.. can you be inspired by the river knowing that when times are challenging for you that you will find a way through just as the water does ? can you know when you stand in the turbulent waters that further along your life are smooth waters..take that image of the river with you carry it inside you to give you strength when you aren't here.
give
thanks to the river for her message.
as
we walk round the corner the landscape opens up and a cold wind
blows.. relax and breathe into that feeling... ask the wind to blow
through your aura and take away and leave it feeling cleansed...see
the wind as your friend rather than a cold moan.
and
then the sun comes out... and the light changes making everything look
different.. not better just different .. remember how the sun always
is shining even when the cloud is there.. how it gives of its light
and warmth everyday... let that thought inspire you to do the same..
to shine your love and warmth at everyone you meet.
and so as we turn the next corner we are back at the car and i hope you will be inspired at how much nature can teach us all. nature really is like a living book that we can learn to read. nature will always be your teacher, your inspiration, your friend if you let her and open your eyes to all she has to share.
i give thanks to omraam mikhael aivanhov for giving me the idea of the living book of nature which so inspired me to read nature in this way.
© Jood 2006
