Most of us work indoors in
recycled air and fluorescent light. My office this past year has been in
the basement with no window due to a renovation project. Many days I felt
like my brain was fried. When I felt completely depleted, it was easy to
walk outside and breathe some fresh air. If the weather was nice, I might
walk for ten minutes. If not, I would just stand on the porch and breathe
and look at the land, the trees, the plants, the birds.
Nature has a cadence far different
than the one technology has created for most of us. While a wild storm
may whip through occasionally, nature is mostly relaxed. Things grow over
time. Snow falls softly. Waves roll in. Sunrises and sunsets
are not hurried. Like Ralph Waldo Emerson says, “The sky is the daily
bread for the eyes.”
Being outside allows us to fall
into rhythm with nature and because her rhythm is relaxed, our rhythm relaxes
too. Give yourself the gift of several forays outside each day. Maybe it will only be for two or three minutes. Just get out there and
take some deep breaths. Go outside each day to see the wonder of the
earth and feel your connection to the whole world. You’ll come back into
your work space with a different attitude.
By Bob Mueller, senior
director of Mission & Stewardship at Hosparus
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