Maggie Bailey
I struggle with a lot of problems in life, but my mood goes up and down a lot, so that means that while I frequently plumb the depths of emotion, I also scale the heights as well on occasion. Take last week, for example; I had one or two wonderfully blissed-out, transcendental moments. There was one day in particular when I was on my lunch-break at work, and went to the park near my office. The weather was warm and sunny, a beautiful day. I walked round and then went and hugged a tree (I started doing this some time back, and find it very beneficial). I felt so alive then, with all the lovely greenery around me, the fresh air in my lungs, the sun on my face, and the strength of the trunk. I could feel the “grounding” power of the tree going into me as I lent against it. It was a revelation: I hadn’t felt so good in ages, so alive, so present. It seemed like perfect happiness, just being there, that time, that place, and not need anything or anyone else. But then the moment passed, time moves on…..
However moments like that are precious; they help my general well-being, my mindset. I know that the more often I can feel like that I am raising my vibration and coming into alignment with my desires and life purpose. I felt that in that moment I could make all of my dreams come true. I know that the more I can stay in that timeless, blessed state, the more I can create and manifest what I want.
So I need to recapture that state as often as I can, and being out in nature usually helps me to do that. It is the only way. It is ironic that in order to be happy, you really just have to be happy! I mean, we frequently try to do it the wrong way round – we try to get things to make us happy. But really, it is the opposite – we need to be happy in order to get things. But then, paradoxically, you don’t really need to have those things if you can be happy without them, do you? It is hard to achieve such a level of enlightenment though, where you can need nothing else to make you happy, just to be alive in the present moment.
I remember when I first heard about tree hugging as a grounding exercise; even though I was certain my teacher was messing with me, I tried it anyway and by Gaia it worked!
It sure does Alex! Thanks for commenting.
Don’t know how or why it works, but I don’t argue with results
I think it is because we absorb the pure natural life-giving energy of the tree. Very invigorating.
I thought it was the other way around; that they grounded our energy…
It was very interesting to read how interacting with nature helped you. The more we are closer to ourselves the more we are happy. But the road to the inner self takes time, effort and intuition. Nature, with its harmony and energy, gives strength and inspires us. I try to visit beautiful nature spots as often as I can.
Yes, me too Natalya. You are right.
Only people who are interested in the search for true self, or at least try to align themselves with nature who generally do such things. The essence is to be close or united with nature where we are actually nature itself but feel separate. Of course, people like you do not rely to everything outside yourself to stay in bliss.
Thank you Albert. Yes, I am very interested in the search for my true self and for meaning in life.
And so I am, when you find the true meaning in life, let me know please.
So glad you joined this conversation, Carol. Let us support each other.
Glad I am welcomed, sometimes it feels I am interrupting when I do this.
No, not at all… So glad… and useful.
I am sure you are enjoying learning not to worry about anything, and that is a great start to step in the path to your true self. Very few people are interested in that, but you are one of them.
Yes I am trying to learn that every single day.
So good to see you posting. You know I can relate to every word you said. Nature has such a way of healing our mind body and souls. Beautiful image you have created here in my mind.
Thank you Carol. Yes, nature is definitely very healing.
I like to lean on trees. The effect is the same; their energy mixing with my energy 🙂
Indeed Sanae. Yes, it is a kind of energy exchange, isn’t it? The tree’s energy helps me, and maybe also vice versa.
Absolutely. You can never go wrong with that. I also appreciate their age. A century or more could pass by but, they are still here:)
Yes, their age is part of their strength.