Unique Emotions Emerge in the Wilderness
Many care-seekers describe being in nature as fostering feelings of peace and ease. Explore the interdependence of emotions and the natural world.
“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.” – Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
“Wisdom sits in places. It’s like water that never dries up. You need to drink water to stay alive, don’t you? Well, you also need to drink from places. You must remember everything about them. You must learn their names. You must remember what happened to them long ago. You must think about it and keep on thinking about it.”– Dudley, in Keith Basso’s Wisdom Sits in Places (1996)
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Are there community trails and parks in your area that may need a chaplain on the weekend to assist with the epidemic of loneliness?