This week I introduce a “good news” section of my blog. I intend to activate an old place in our family lineages. Let’s imagine that we gather by a crackling fire together to listen to an ancient storyteller recall the legends of our ancestors, with a modern day twist.
Click on image for here to my first feel good story about a farmer that restored a river and demonstrated how profit can complement nature. Stu Muir connects readers to the spirit of the land, death, renewal and community. [You may require a reference to decipher some New Zealand language. I offer a glossary below.]
Do you find your weeks slip by without time outdoors? Consider this:
If nature were a human friend in your life, and she was outside your door putting on a moody display of the season (summer or winter), would you ignore her?
If a human friend was singing to you, (like a bird in a tree), would you walk on by?
Or if a friend brought a gift that she had spent all year creating (like a nut from a tree) would you look away?
No. You would open your door, thank her and sit down for a while. Together.
The article this week is fitting for what I wish for my reader this week. I want you to feel encouraged to take time to walk the land you live on. Spend time in nature filling with gratitude for the small things. Sometimes our mind tells us we are too busy and that it doesn’t really matter. When, in fact, it is enough to simply enjoy nature in all her cycles. Receive her gifts and begin a relationship that is mutual. Notice what ideas or thoughts begin to flow for you and let them move about with each step or breath.
Energetically, building a relationship with the land gives us an anchor for our soul.
Notice what ideas or thoughts begin to flow for you and let them move about with each step or breath. Visualize your body as connected to the land. Imagine yourself as a tree that connects her roots to the other life under the soil.
Ten minutes a day will improve your health and wellbeing (just google outdoor therapy! Now, move that thought into action.
Love,
Kirsten
PS. Leave a comment below to tell me what you notice right now— when you slow down to listen or look outdoors. I will share my observation.
PPS. Will you consider submitting a story to me? Send an email to me when you spot “good news” that may be sharable. These can be old stories (like fables) or modern news like I share today. Local, close to home good news is welcome too!
Glossary for article with Stu revitalizing farm land
Kaka, Tui, Keruru, Kotuku, Fernbird, moreporks are native birds in New Zealand.
Tuatua– Clams in Maori language
Kina– Sea urchin in Maori
Reo means language in Maori
30 degrees C is 86 degrees F
Notice that Stu emphasizes a respect for the local iwi. Iwi is local community or people in Maori.
2 thoughts on “Connect your soul with the land: Healing Stories”
I love looking at small things in nature, even within the urban environment where I live. So when you shared this statement, “if a friend brought a gift that she had spent all year creating (like a nut from a tree) would you look away?” it really hit home how important each thing in nature is. And I LOVED learning bout Muir’s story of restoration.
@Kate, Yes! It delights me to know how you are relating to nature – in an urban environment. 🙂 We are friends with nature. We ARE connected. It doesn’t help to view our friend as a victim– or one we would take for granted. So, why not- open our hearts and talk with nature? Thank her. 🙂
and, I also know that you may recognize the name Muir as a Californian Naturalist– yes? John Muir. Muir Woods. Such a great man for helping us appreciate nature and vast lands set aside in their natural state in the USA. It is interesting to me that the man in NZ is also a Muir!