as someone who loves to spend at least 85% of the time indoors either reading books, practicing self care, and scrolling youtube and the internet to study the best self help, motivation, philosophical and affirmation techniques, i have come to understand this one simple thing:
being outside heals your mind, body, and soul.
let me explain:
this past weekend, my boyfriend and i went to the park in our town to get a weekly sprint sesh in. ok well, more like light to moderate training because i have a broken ass pinky toe from stubbing the shit out of it (she is still bruised and sad three weeks later), and i could not but help make observations about what i had experienced.
my mind instantly felt a sense of calm when witnessing the ambience of the park.
there were evergreen trees everywhere, nice fields and benches to sit on, a sun shining and clouds out, some nice breeze, and a soccer tournament occurring. you could have either peace, or liveliness depending on where you wanted to be.
your mind is free when it is outdoors because there is so much more to see and focus on than whatever thoughts are rattling around in your brain.
the body gets in tune with the senses and what is going on around you.
touching the grass, hearing voices laughing and cheering and the breeze in the trees, and seeing colors of all kinds everywhere were just some of the things i sensed around me.
your body can quite literally feel vibrations and energy around you. the outside radiates such positive and freeing energy, and i feel like it is the closest we can get to the Universe in its most natural state.
have you ever had those moments where you are sitting in bed or on the couch at home contemplating what to do, and you just feel: stagnant, lethargic, or even lazy because you are in these feelings of boredom, or what to do next? you are what you feed yourself: food, media, environment, and people wise.
the soul is instantly more at peace.
there is something special about experiencing earth’s most organic state. your soul almost becomes, happier, and more content when surrounded by the natural world. a simple environment shift such as being on the couch, to sitting on your porch or balcony for some fresh air, it really hits the core of your energy in a very positive way.
when your day is not the brightest, or you find yourself stuck or in a state of the unknown, go outside for 5-10 minutes in total silence. simply observe what is happening around you, and within you. it’s more enlightening and helpful than you might realize.