Beauty of Nature

Every once in awhile in my life I need to remind myself to go back to nature. For me going back to nature means throwing aside my hardness of heart, listening to the silence in and around me, seeing God in all things, tasting and touching the excitement of each moment in life. Simply said it means being my true self. It is not that I will ever attain this state on earth but the struggling and searching for this self is all I can do and is enough.

Practically speaking going back to nature means working daily on my home growing power model inside or outside. It means taking time to read and reflect. It means listening to others and acting on my conscience even when it is not convenient.

Concretely speaking it means planting some more seeds in the sun room planters; finishing organizing and cleaning my office; reading the rest of the book on Dorothy Day and starting a new book; being available to friends and family; doing tasks around the house; planning some action on stopping military training at Marquette University; doing some studying and research on topics like history of Haiti; spending more time outside.

Going back to nature can mean something completely different to someone else but it will always mean being true to self.

Thanks to the magic of Facebook and the internet, I made contact with a friend that shared a community house with a group of us over 40 years ago. In communicating to each other by email and updating each other on others who lived in this community house, my friend of the past mentioned that so much has happened to him between those days in 1968–1969 and today. I am sure that is true for him as for me. However the part of our true selves we shared is still there, perhaps changed but still the same. If we can both go back to nature and be in touch with ourselves, we will again, instantly, have so much to share. Going back to nature is a constant quest.

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