August 2022: How Do You Connect With Beauty?

I’m in awe of how we’re given certain things in life to help us move through challenging experiences. Art allowed me to continue going, at a time when I wanted to give up. But for me, it wasn’t enough. True healing was accessible only when I learned how to rewire and heal my brain. This path insists on me cultivating hope by focusing on deep soulful connection, safety, and joy. This healing path is a lifelong journey consisting of daily practices with beauty at its core. 

I connect with beauty through art, through gardening, hiking in the woods, and herbal medicine making, through my daily connection with the natural world and with my loved ones. I experience the world through all of my senses, which seem to be very heightened. I notice smells, sounds, textures, and taste. I love foraging for medicinal plants and berries, mushrooms and flowers. Intentionally looking for beauty helps to keep me grounded and present.

We are part of nature even though many are invested in us believing that we are separate. I believe that once we recognize our deep connection with the natural world our hearts are more open to hope, healing and growth.

How do you connect with beauty? How has your connection to nature changed your life for the better? I’d love to hear your thoughts.