Alexa Botha
10/29/14
Today we held class outside on the Noland Trail. I found it very refreshing to finally be outside of the classroom and felt that it was so much easier to focus and stay centered when outside in nature. I felt free of all the worries and assignments that I normally would have flowing back and forth across my thoughts. I personally have always had a close connection with nature, feeling most myself when far removed from society and outside in nature somewhere pure and wild. When one can truly break down the walls in their mind or take off the blinders that keep them pushing forward and focusing on that which is not truly essential then they can have that connectivity with nature. To fully feel and appreciate the smells, breeze, buzzing bugs and swaying trees is so eye opening and calming, You realize that there is so much more out there, life is so much greater than just yourself. Granted everyone thinks of themselves as the center of their own universe but we should rather see ourselves as essential parts all working together, giving and receiving energy. I believe that some individuals avoid this pure connection with nature because they are afraid of facing themselves inwardly. Being constantly distracted by phones and screens helps humans avoid their true feeling, fears, worries, doubt as well as joy. I think it is crucial for us, this humanity to have a deep love and appreciation as well as connection to the earth that sustains us.
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