Nature
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Connecting to nature is connecting to your inner world of magic
On the last day of April I went on a walk through the forest.It has been such a wonderful day, the first warm sun rays, the fresh green leaves, the daisies and dandelions in the meadows. On my walk I recognised how stressed I’ve felt the last couple of weeks and that I’ve disconnected myself from my body and heart. With every step in nature I could slow down, calm my mind and stop my restless thoughts.I could empty my mind and let go of my thoughts as if they were flying away with the butterflies which crossed my path. I observed the butterflies, how they flew from flower to…
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„One loves the sunset, when one is so sad.“
-„I love sunsets. Let’s go and watch one now…“ -„But you must wait…“ “One day,“ you said to me, „I saw the sunset forty-four times!“ And a little later you added: „You know— one loves the sunset, when one is so sad…“ „Were you so sad, then?“ I asked, „on the day of the forty-four sunsets?“ But the little prince made no reply.” ― Antoine de Saint Exupéry What do you love doing that moves you so deeply? What is it that gives you comfort when your heart has to carry a burden? What dries your tears when you feel lost and alone? Is it this little flower swaying softly…
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Hidden places
The estuary meanders far inland, flowing into the land to let the strict boundary between land and sea disappear.You can find boats berthing on the seabed, waiting for the next tide to come. Time flows with the sea.Every moment gives birth to a new landscape.There’s no hurry, only waiting for the right wave, a tide that reaches for the boundary of the land. You can walk along with the tides, meandering through forgotten places,waiting for what the next ebb reveals, resting on the bed that is made by the sea. No one can reach you here, it’s a place and time you can enjoy all by yourself.You can listen to…
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What growing a cedar taught me about resilience and patience
Have you ever tried to grow a tree from its fruits or cones and watched the vulnerable seedling becoming a little tree after a long period of slow growth? I love to take seeds and cones from my favorite plants and try to cultivate them at home. These are often seeds from plants which grow in special places that are dear to my heart.Once I collected a cone from a cedar at the shoreline of the wild Atlantic Ocean.Its trunk was so big, knotty branches which have seen and endured many storms. I was so happy when I saw the first little green needles in my pot on the windowsill.When…
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Roots of life
Spread your roots into the ground.Let the earth hold you, nourish your heart and soul. Spread your wings like branches that reach for the sky.Grow them from your inner strength.A trunk that can’t be pushed away by storms of life. Every branch grows leaves of possibilities.Leaves that spread comfort under their green roof.Leaves that breath in every pain to transform it into hope and new beginnings. Let go of them when the time has come, the end of a cycle.You can grow them anew from the roots into the sky. Let the sun help you surrendering into trust.Trust into abundance that you can always create from your roots.Blossoms, leaves, acorns,…
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Disconnecting from fear-mongering and getting clarity in nature
Have you ever thought about how you can get clarity on a situation when you tend to overthink things? When you have a restless mind, often find yourself in negative thoughts and worst case scenarios? How can you calm your mind and get answers to a problem or clarity on your next steps instead? In our stressful world there’s a huge need for calmness and reconnection to the body, to feelings and emotions, a need for an awareness of what’s going on and running the show in your mind. The first necessary step is to disconnect from everything that stresses and feeds your mind with worries and anxiety inducing thoughts:…
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A walk through the moor
I went on a walk through a moor today and I was totally hooked by this landscape. It reminded me of my childhood when I dived into magical stories of fairies, gnomes, ghosts, wizards and witches. This landscape took me on a memory lane, a time when I roamed through the woods, imagining myself into adventure stories where I had to handle difficult tasks like all the courageous heroes in my stories did. The moor gave me an impression of a forgotten place, a landscape of loneliness, harshness and tenacity. But when you have a closer look you see the moss that paints the ground with a green of hope.…
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The light is rising for you
Sometimes we can’t see the light because it seems to be hidden behind a huge wall of worries and doubts. Sometimes we can’t see the lighthouse that sends its rays over every stone, over the endless sea. The light travels with the waves, sparkling with the stars even in dark nights. Sometimes we have to wait, we have to be patient for the light getting through the clouds, rising above the horizon. It is always on its way, even if we can’t sense it and have already given up hope for the brighter days to come. Can you touch the ground, feel how it becomes warmer, as if it wants…
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Spring is a reminder to grow into your heart’s joy
It’s sunny outside and I watch how the daffodils swing their bell-like heads in the light breeze. The first bumblebees of the year fly from one dandelion blossom to the next. Birds are singing with the rhythm of the cracking candle of the teapot warmer. I can feel the warm cup in my hand and the smell of the spring air eases my mind. There’s nothing to worry about. Nature awakens in full force. Nature doesn’t worry about the next steps, about an unknown future. Nature goes with the flow and its cycles. There’s no rushing in growth and transformation, only one step at a time. There’s dancing in the…
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The first offerings of spring
I went into the forest for a Sunday walk today and although the trees are still without leaves the first buds and wood anemones were greeting me alongside the path. This forest is known for its huge amount of corydalis blossoming in spring season and other early flowers along the winding paths. I love to go there in early spring to collect wild garlic which you can find there covering the forest floor like a green carpet. I had to stop so often to take in the whole scenery, the first new green, the fresh white of the anemones and the scent of wild garlic. It filled my heart with…