Pausing in life to experience one's senses!

I want you to close your eyes and imagine your sitting on the ground. The grass is bending and the leaves are rustling in the crisp Autumn wind. The wind is blowing your hair ever so slightly across your face. While the warmth of the sun is radiating from a black jacket you happen to be wearing. The sounds of the city are beating their way through the silence of being outside in a little secluded park. When you close your eyes you can hear the vividness of the wind, leaves, water, birds, cars and the occasional bar from a loving dog. When your eyes open you seethe beauty of the trees with the right shining sun with a few clouds scattered across the blue sky. If you turn your head you see the ocean with all the boats and the slight rippling of the water in the distance. You yourself are know part of the beauty the park has to offer.

This is the experience I had when visiting Forest River Park. It was a beautiful day. It was so relaxing to pause from the fast pace of the world and reflect on the simplicity of being one with nature. There's a sense of calm that rushes over me with the freedom of walking in nature and observing the beauty of the world away from the stresses of everyday life like school, work and even friends. It is an amazing time to sit and reflect on hard moments throughout your week that you need some clarity on.

Being in the park and reflecting on life as a whole helps me to gain another side of my sense of place. Not only can you build a sense of place on taking a break alone to sit and enjoy the beauty, but you may also read a book, draw or even write out in nature. You can write or draw what you see or feel, or you can escape the world even further by sliding up next to a tree and enter a new world through a book. 

I can not wait for spring when the weather is better to be able to go and relax and maybe read draw or do homework next to a tree. I really enjoyed going on this trip and being able to take a break, it allowed me to slow down and actually appreciate the small things in life. That was important because in a busy life it is hard to remember to take a break and just breath in some fresh air away from the exhaust of the cars. I believe that this trip was extremely insightful and was a very rewarding experience just to be able to relax in a class and have scheduled time were it is okay to just sit, relax, think, and to be in the present.