Take a Walk - Soothe Your Mind
As we descend deeper into winter, the sunlight hours are in short supply so the woodland wildlife winds down, burrows under and takes shelter; it’s not just us humans that need the sun to thrive. We need the light for our wellbeing, for healthy bodies and happy minds but while the woods appear to be sleeping, we can still wrap up warm and reacquaint ourselves with nature. We can rebuild the connections that soothe the stresses of life and develop our instinctive responses to the changing seasons. It’s time to slowly stroll, side-by-side with the surroundings and take a look at the wonders of winter.
As the pace of life crawls along, take your time to saunter through the trees. Look around. What’s on the ground? It’s not a barren winter-scape. Emerald green moss and delicate, fragile bryophytes have their chance to shine bright. Now the lush summer plants have faded, the ever-reliable woodland carpet is there for our comfort. If you accept their invitation into the woodland world of miniature wonders, you can be transported to another life-giving place.
As the pace of life crawls along, take your time to saunter through the trees. Look around. What’s on the ground? It’s not a barren winter-scape. Emerald green moss and delicate, fragile bryophytes have their chance to shine bright. Now the lush summer plants have faded, the ever-reliable woodland carpet is there for our comfort. If you accept their invitation into the woodland world of miniature wonders, you can be transported to another life-giving place.
by Matt Parkins
