Be Open to the Wonders of Nature
December 3rd, 2008 at 19:19I got out a little later than usual for my morning run today, but when I headed out, I decided that my purpose today was to be open to nature. I left the ipod at home and as I ran along, I listened to the rushing water and the sounds of the birds.
My schedule called for some speed intervals after a nice 2-mile warmup. As I rounded a curve on the Greenbelt along the Boise River – still in my easy and comfortable warmup – I saw 2 bald eagles standing on some rocks by the water’s edge. I stopped for just a moment to watch them just before they flew off.
I was still so thrilled to see them, and as I rounded another curve, there they were sitting in a tree beside the river. I watched them for a minute more before I continued on my run. I felt a new sense of energy and ran my intervals strong and fast. When I turned around to head back, one of the eagles was still in the same spot I had passed 15 minutes earlier.
As this was nature’s gift to me today, I said a silent word of gratitude for being part of their world today.
July 29th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Nature is a wondrous thing, it is to bad that man in his greed and ignorance will tear down beauty build a parking lot and say what a great thing I have done ?
July 31st, 2009 at 4:20 am
Before my daughter was born, I used to run every morning along the beach promenade in Cape Town. The views on Table Mountain were every day awesome, but once I saw a rainbow starting in the sea, spanning over Robbin Island going all the way down to the sea again. That was just magic!