Cup of Inspiration

In today’s post, we get out of the building, sit under a tree, look up, and remember what’s truly important.  Here is the post in my Franklin planner today, October 11^th:

Quote: “Nature has been for me, for as long as I remember, a source of solace, inspiration, adventure, and delight; a home, a teacher, a companion.” – Lorraine Anderson

Do you have a favorite place where you can get away from everything? Perhaps you have a vacation coming up and you have a favorite camping place. Even if you don’t have an extended time to get away, is there someplace where you can get away for less than an hour that is away from the emails, the texts, and the city noise?

In an age where we are in constant communication with each other, it is important to make time to disconnect, even if only for a few minutes. During a break, leave the building and find a tree with a small patch of grass. Listen to the wind while looking up at the endless sky. Feel the warmth of the sun.

This appointment with nature is not only for your physical health, though it certainly will help. It will also help you mentally. It will remind you that the world does not revolve around computer code. It doesn’t revolve around stock prices, nor does it rotate around a corporation’s market share. This break will remind you of how large God’s creation is, and thus putting our problems in perspective.

We work hard to support our families, to meet certain financial goals, and to help provide others with services or products they can use to help improve their lives. We should always strive to give our best performance. However, we need to also remember what’s important. By taking an escape to nature, even a brief one, we can clear our heads to see things clearer. By not staring at a computer screen, you can reminisce about the last romantic dinner with your spouse. You can smile at the memory of meeting up with a friend for a weekend getaway. You can look up at the sky and remember when you believed the sky was the limit as you charged forward into your first job.

When the chaos of the world is strangling the peace out of your existence, take a walk. When the computer screen is too much to bear, go outside and look up at the sky. When you have a moment when you can’t think of why you are working so hard, go outside and feel the warmth of the sun and the cool autumn breeze while you reflect on what gets you up every morning. Let an experience in nature bring you back to your true reality.