Most profound of all is time spent in nature where we can feel- in an immediate way -that we are part of the grandeur, part of the whole. It is a necessary part of life. Last fall, I visited an aunt in British Columbia on the west coast of Canada. Her home is perched on the side of a mountain and the entire back of the house is made of glass on two levels. The view takes in tree tops where eagles soar to a landing. Beyond the trees and eagles there is a long wide valley and then a series of mountains on the other side. In the valley, human activity is reduced to the size of toys. The agricultural fields are a patchwork quilt, the trains which pass right to left and left to right on their appointed rounds are the size of miniatures and the cars on the trans Canada highway are even smaller. Nature is big there and mankind is small. It puts things in perspective.
Putting things in perspective is very helpful now and then. Our challenges, obstacles and wounds can take on the proportion of mountains and they need to be recalibrated. I hope you can get out into nature this week.
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