Saturday, January 19, 2013

THE MYSTERY & MAGIC OF TREES & OCEANS


The two things in nature that speak to me most are old seasoned trees and the ocean.  There is something mysterious and magical about them that has resonated in my soul since I was a child.  I spent a lot of my life playing in the woods and reading stories about elves and fairies that inhabited ancient forests.   I enjoyed reading about the pioneers and Indians who lived in the woods when America was new and being explored.

I a lot spent a lot of my life near the ocean.  I would spend my time on the beach building sand castles, climbing the rocks, and just sitting and watching this immense body of water, looking out at the horizon, wondering what was on the other side.  I loved reading stories about fishermen and whalers who made their livelihood living on boats and catching fish.

I feel a sense of wholeness, of being at home with myself when I walk in the woods or sit and watch the waves on the ocean.  They both feed my soul as nothing else does.

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