One of my go-to Joy triggers in life is spending time in nature.
The connection between joy and nature for me is so strong, sometimes I’ll drive 40 minutes to the ocean just so I can feel moist sand under foot. The explosion of joy from my soul is almost instantaneous.
Perhaps you feel the same?
Feeling nature’s vibration through my body tells me I am alive. My senses are dancing, rather than drowning in the white noise of the city.
Here’s the irony…
Bio-what you say?
Biophilia I say!
I know it’s an unusual term, but bear with me beauties while I take time to explain it to those who aren’t in the know.
The term “biophilia” literally means:
“love of life or living systems.”
It was first used by Erich Fromm to describe a psychological orientation of being attracted to all that is alive and vital. Edwards O. Wilson, a Harvard biologist, went on to use the term in the same sense when he suggests that biophilia describes:
“the connections that human beings subconsciously seek with the rest of life.”
A few snaps from my running journey
One of last year’s goals taught me something I never expected to learn. I guess you could say I went on a form of spiritual journey, with running as my vessel for learning.
I had set a goal to do a 27km trail run in New Zealand, but I didn’t expect the hours spent training would teach me as much as the race. I discovered the truth that it is the journey, not the goal or the end result that teaches you the most. It was in the journey that I found a new side to Beauty in more ways than one.
It started out something like this – I hadn’t really trained to run long distance in over 3 years. Body in shock, big time. Most of my training was solo, so if you are going to learn about yourself, it’s when it’s hard and there’s not a soul around that you’ll discover the unknown.
