I’m surrounded by nature.

Immersed with stunning scenery, living on the island of Saba. Lush plant life and rugged, dramatic, untrammeled earth.
Infinite blue water and matching sky. Sometimes I can’t even see where one ends and the other begins.
That’s the genre of nature.

Even in the middle of a world health crisis nature is doing an incredible job – growing – producing – helping us to feel good and to survive.  Think about farmers and health workers, scientists work to create a covid vaccine. Nature offers us hope and relief. Positive, invigorating, calming, inspiring emotional and physical relief as soon as we connect with it. Turning on all our senses. Bringing out the most incredible variety of feelings in us – gratitude… wonder… respect… love. Bringing out the best in you.

Yes! I’m exuberant. Just like nature. I’m gushing and overflowing because nature makes me feel this way and nature deserves the full tribute.

If you live in a city you can instantly connect with nature. Just turn your face up to the sun. See the brightness. Feel the immediate warmth the sun freely gives to you and the world. And if it’s raining, feel the rain against you skin. (You might even walk into a flower shop and see what that does to you!)

Nature is a leader and a teacher. It shows up. Fearless and immensely kind. If harmed it heals. Nature is resilient. We’re that way too. We’re strong and fragile – changing and sustaining – nourishing, giving, abundant. We can be beautiful and loving. We were born this way. It’s our true nature.

One of my favorite nature quotes is by American poet Sylvia Plath because of the sudden exuberance and profound,
good affect nature had on her.

‘I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery – air, mountains, trees, people. I thought…
‘This is what it is to be happy.’

Isn’t this the way you want to be and feel? The good effect you want to have on other people at home – in your community – around the globe? What a beautiful and useful job to have – being an encourager – a good will ambassador for happiness, beauty and peace.

And – you don’t need to apply or interview. The job is yours. Start now.

Thanks – Michael

Please – send this off to your tribes and let nature inspire and uplift everyone.
I think you’ll like this too – Come Home to Nature.

#280 (photo – the Caribbean island of Saba)