Spending time in nature can offer us more than fresh air. It can offer a moment of deep spiritual connection and humility. This morning, what began as a simple backyard meditation turned into a powerful reminder of what it truly means to be one with nature. Through stillness, discomfort, and compassion, I was gently shown how interconnected all life is, down to the tiniest insect.
Communion with Nature
This morning, Mother Nature tested my resolve to truly become one with nature.
As part of my regular practice, I sat beneath a tree in our backyard and closed my eyes to meditate. I tuned into the tree’s energy and invited a mindful connection with the Earth.
Soon after, I felt an ant crawl up my neck and into my beard. Something small landed on the rim of my right nostril, another just above my left eyelid, and another on my cheek. Each insect explored my skin with curious persistence.
At first, it was distracting and a little irritating. I struggled to stay still. But then, quite by accident, I moved my arm and unintentionally squashed a mosquito.
In that moment, everything stopped. The other bugs froze. My heart dropped.
Quietly, I apologized to the mosquito’s spirit, wishing it well on its journey home. I filled myself with love and exhaled it from every pore, offering peace to every lifeform around me.
The insects relaxed again, and so did I.
Moments later, a bee landed beside me on a blooming hosta. I could hear it, not just buzzing, but sucking nectar from each flower. I watched, mesmerized, as it worked its way from bloom to bloom. It felt like I was part of it.
For the first time that morning, I didn’t feel like a human intruder in nature’s space. I felt like I belonged.
That’s what becoming one with nature really is. It’s not always idyllic. Sometimes it challenges your comfort, your compassion, and your ego. But when you choose to respond with presence and love, nature responds in kind.
This experience reminded me: I am not separate from the world around me. I am part of the great web of life. And when I move gently, lovingly, and mindfully, the world welcomes me home.
A Lesson in Belonging
In choosing love over fear, stillness over reaction, I was gifted a sense of belonging that words can barely describe. That fleeting moment of harmony – with the tree, the insects, the bee, and the earth itself – was more than peaceful. It was profound. When we slow down and offer reverence to the life around us, we remember that we’re not visitors in nature; we are nature.
Have you ever had a moment like this where nature reminded you that you belong?
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My Heart is open at this time. The phrase “the Unknown is Known to me “ comes to mind as you recounted your connection. Nothing is ever lost as we journey thru life as we think we know it. Just more of the Divine’s timing revealed to us thru Love & Blessings.
Thank you, Wes, for your heartfelt response. Nothing, and no one, is ever truly lost, my friend.