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Making Time To Marvel

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Apr 04, 2025
by Marlaina Donato
 

Anyone headed for the woods after a challenging week or seeking the silent counsel of the constellations during grief knows the truth in Albert Einstein’s statement, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”

Many may remember seeing the ocean for the first time and feeling magnificently insignificant while standing before its breaking waves. From the microscopic realms of a drop of pond water to the geometric wonder of snow crystals or the quickly changing murals of clouds, Earth speaks to us if we pause long enough to pay attention.

It is easy to feel pressured into providing our children with the latest technology and common to rush through our schedules, never glancing out the window while zooming from point A to point B. Despite the best intentions, our species has lost the innate and sublime capacity to be awed by what is greater than ourselves.

We can find humility once more in a single blade of new grass, or soulful sustenance by tuning our ear to April birdsong wafting in through an open window. We can help our children establish spiritual roots by introducing them to mighty oaks, vibrant wildflowers, dappled forest trails and quiet corners of the city park.

With our attention constantly interrupted by ubiquitous, trivial distractions, making time to dialogue with nature and the planet has become an urgent necessity, one that can seem unimportant until we realize how long it has been since we fully exhaled or noticed anything beautiful.

Each spring, the natural world goes about its own whirlwind business of building nests, birthing the next generation, pushing through hard soil and bursting into blossoms that will later become fruit. When was the last time we paused to respond to the real world? May we never be too busy, too old or too jaded to gather handfuls of overlooked miracles.

Marlaina Donato is an author, visionary painter and composer. Connect at WildflowersAndWoodSmoke.com.


 

Original article published at Natural Awakenings National

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