A Personal Perspective: Spending much time with old-growth forests, I find time and again that nature is a powerful salve that assists in healing and providing wisdom to wounds.
An old-growth forest offers us wisdom, opportunities for learning, and a greater sense of interconnection.I always make it a point to walk barefoot in the forest, even on the coldest days, so I can feel the generative rot cushioning my feet. Moss, decomposed fir, and maples are scaffolded by the mycelial network— beneath the mind of the forest.
What humans often cast out as “other” is nature’s biodiversity that keeps the forest alive. Nature expands our ways of looking at beauty, significance, and purpose in ways society has failed to. In the same way, nature is a reliable source of security when people in our lives may not be. An old-growth forest’s wisdom reminds us that there will always be growth and life amongst change, even death.
Stand on the soil of the forest, backyard, or sand of the beach. Imagine the soil/sand/dirt is an ancestor. What do they say/share with you?Take off your shoes and notice the forest floor beneath you. Really be with them. Notice the support Earth gives you. Earth is always there.
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