The Power of Nature

It's a beautiful day and I'm sat in nature, watching it intently, allowing it to teach me a great deal. We look for answers to so many areas of our lives, outside of ourselves. This is human nature, to measure ourselves against others, either to learn something new, or to confirm our negative thoughts that we're not as great as we'd like to be. If it's the latter, we learn very little whilst watching others, as we've already decided we're going to do this in-order to highlight our short falls. A great way to understand ourselves and learn through observation, is to observe nature. The reason for this is whilst looking at a bee interact with a flower, it's very difficult to see anything else, other than what is happening, allowing far less opportunity to use it as ineffectively as to criticise ourselves. And nature can teach us a lot! Stuff that's relevant to us, rather than the study of nature for natures sake, which I get is equally fascinating, and relevant to us in a different way. If we observe the rules of nature and apply them to ourselves, we can't go wrong. The thing is, is whether we accept them or not, they still apply, as they are the rules of nature, the universe, science. We can use this to our advantage by applying them to a current situation in our lives. Here are a couple of examples:

Philosophy - We've all thrown a rock into a lake and observed the ripples that proceed. They're definite circles that seem to go on indefinitely. See everything you do as that rock, and recognise you have the power to impact. The larger and more defined the rock, the bigger the impact. If you throw a hand full of stones into the Lake, what you get are lots of ripples interfering with each other, creating a confusing pattern. Be definite about your actions. Fragmentation doesn't support our clarity. 

Associated question - What rocks have you thrown lately, can you see the impact yet?

If we observe the rules of nature and apply them to ourselves, we can't go wrong

Philosophy - See a leaf on a tree after the rain. Noticing the drops that sit on it reflecting their surroundings. Each drop, even as they're so close to each other, they have a slightly different mirror image, showing different shades of colour, and shapes, a slightly different perspective depending on a slight shift of positioning. If you shift your position slightly emotionally, notice how you can see things differently. It only takes a tiny shift; a slight shift, with the potential to create life changing results. 

Associated question - Take something you've been pondering over, or something more pressing than that - see it from a different perspective, it only has to be slight. How can that perspective make a difference to how you go forward? 

In a 24 hour period, it starts with the morning birds, just before sunrise. Then the Daisy's on the lawn begin to stand to attention, waiting for the sun to release them from shadow, and not before this will they begin to spread their petals. As the flowers begin to open the bees start to collect the pollen. All the other natural wildlife takes its turn throughout this day. As the sun falls lower in the sky, shadows are created. The Daisy's once again pull in their petals, the bees retreat to their hives, the day birds too retreat to their nests, and the various night birds begin their wake time. Such a natural flow. What this teaches me is that we all have our unique skills, skills that are needed at different stages, on different platforms, whilst equally valuable. Daisy's don't seem to question whether they're opening with the same beauty as the one next to them, they just do their best, and they definitely don't punish themselves for not being a rose! They do not just accept, but rather live by their duality to others, as others equally reciprocate this to them; they patiently wait for the sun, as do the bees patiently wait for them. 

There was a time in my life when I truly believed I didn't 'need' anyone, I recognised my relationships and connections as a want. True I could exist without others, but to live a fulfilled life, I now accept I 'need' others. To recognise whom or what my sun is, and whom or what my bees are, bringing me a sense of purpose. I recognise these things individually, and have the utmost respect. This vulnerability if you like, it really helps me understand more about my reason for living. Giving me a very real sense of value for myself and others. 

Through observing our magnificent natural environment, we can find many other rules that apply to nature, that of course includes human beings. 

Much Love,

Jenn

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