Sunday Thought 28/07/24
mantra of the week: I embrace my wild nature
We spend so much time in our heads with thoughts swirling, we have lost connection with our primal embodied wisdom — yet all is not lost. Our instinctual radar for what is healthy and enlivening, to be leaned into, exists within each of us, though it may be covered over. Similarly, our radar for what is best avoided, our own tempting traps or danger, is there for us, sometimes crystal clear and other times buried deep.
Our soulful wild part seeks colour and intricacy, wonder and play. Easily silenced by the pressures we pile on ourselves and the layered demands of navigating a digital life — this part can be under-nourished and hidden from view.
Not for a second does this mean that we do not have a wild self, an inner love of wild nature, an understanding that is non-verbal and integral, a felt self.
May we go out into the woods, dip our feet into the water, marvel at the colours of nature and the colours on our plate, sing the song that is in our heart, listen to our instincts and dream images, be unapologetically open to and in love with the wild (where we belong).
Love,
Lou
For you to reflect on and perhaps write in your journal:
Can you hear your inner rhythms and signals? What is your instinctual self communicating?
If you feel disconnected from your wild self, what activities might coax her/him out?
Quote of the week:
There is a love of wild nature in everybody an ancient mother-love ever showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties.
― John Muir
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