Find Yourself Through Nature

Win the Day — Chapter 29

This chapter comes from the final section, Daily Habits, of Win the Day — How to Win Your Daily Battles With Stress, Anxiety and Depression. It is said that we become what we consistently do. As a result, if you want to change your life, it is vital that you adopt new habits. One habit that will make you stronger is connecting to nature, and that is what this chapter is about.

It’s easy to get absorbed in the day to day of your life. You get up, go to work, come home, do your evening routine, and then it’s time for bed. Do this over and over, and soon you’ll feel as if you’re just a cog in the machine. This is amplified when the view from your window is a concrete jungle, your commute is typified by trains packed to the breaking point or traffic jams that go on for hours. There must be an escape from that insanity, a way to be more connected and alive.

No matter where you live, there’s most likely nature nearby: a park, some trees or your own garden. Experiencing nature provides an opportunity to recharge your batteries and ease your nerves. In fact, there are so many benefits to getting out in nature that making it a part of your weekly routine is essential to creating and maintaining good mental health.

Connecting to nature will help you to refocus, relax and realign yourself to who you are and your greater purpose. After all, you are more than just a cog in the machine that gets a day or two of rest before you have to go out and do it all over again.

About 10 years before this study came out, I my video podcast, Relaxation Media provided viewers a few minutes of calming nature and simulated being outdoors. I believed then, as I do now that experiencing nature even virtually, has healing qualities. The podcast ended up becoming the #1 video podcast for wellness worldwide with thousands of downloads of each episode. It seems others agreed with me.

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