Experiencing The Power of Nature

When I was younger, I didn’t like being in nature, for me, I hated the idea of being outside my home and whenever I thought about nature, I related it to the things that crept and crawled, and as someone who was incredibly scared of everything, that was enough reason to keep me away.

Due to this, I never had any experiences with nature, and even when I had to go out, I barely looked at the clouds or even went near any flowers, and now that I think about it, I was living a very sad life.

Anyways, my first experience with nature was after my father's death, we were at home after he had died and it was so chaotic because his siblings were causing a lot of drama, at that point, I couldn’t breathe because I had just lost my father and they weren’t giving me time to grief, so I ran away looking for solitude.

The only place I could find solitude was my mother’s garden, my mother loved planting veggies and food, so the garden was filled with trees and I could easily hide there without being spotted.

I had stayed in the garden under a tree for just a few minutes before something crazy happened; I heard my father’s voice saying that everything was going to be fine.

Now, I don’t know if it was my head playing tricks or what had happened that caused that but, at that moment, I felt safe and at peace; I knew that everything would turn out well which it did.

This experience changed everything for me and because of it, I found myself being in nature more and I can tell you that I have gained so much from it.

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WHAT ARE SOME BENEFITS I HAVE GAINED FROM SPENDING TIME IN NATURE?

I have gained a lot of things from spending time in nature but, I think the most important for me has been clarity.

Whenever I am sad or feeling depressed, I know that taking a walk or going to my mother’s garden will give me clarity and that to me is amazing because I can barely get that anywhere else.

Other benefits include peace, warmth, comfort, and a feeling of safety which is crazy because I am still very scared of the things that creep and crawl.

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MY FAVORITE PLACES IN NATURE

You might be curious about my favorite places in nature and the two places I find myself levitating toward in nature are first, my mother’s garden; I don’t know what I would do without it, and second, any place that has a source of water because I love water and I never get tired of looking at it move.

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FINALLY,

Nature is a gift to us and it offers so much with its beauty and everything that it adds, I am so glad that I could experience it in the way I did because life without it would never be the same.

I have had so many great memories of being in nature and I can tell you that the power of nature is underrated because it can be a tool that heals, speaks, and changes lives.

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This is my entry to #KISS for this week and I will be inviting @reineesmay and @princessbusayo to participate in this.

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