I felt scared out in the woods all alone. For a split second, I thought I saw someone or something on the left. It was just in my head. I felt vulnerable. I felt small. I almost felt like an intruder in something else’s paradise. I heard a rustling in the leaves, but whatever it was, it was too fast for me to catch a glimpse. I think I scared it. I thought about all the things that scared me. I felt pain from the past, and I just let myself feel it. It looked real, instead of like the illusion I paint of it, and I felt alive. I felt peace, and I began to overflow with forgiveness. Forgiveness to myself; forgiveness to others.
I took deep breathes, and I began to move with the trail. I leaned into the curves and felt gravity at its most basic definition. I flew down the hills and subconsciously obeyed the laws of physics and inertia. I made no outward noise, but I sang with the birds, and I chirped with the crickets. I became part of nature again, and I remembered who I am. I no longer felt like an intruder; I felt like a child coming home to visit.
No pretenses. No policies. No politics. No grudges. No jealousy.
Only myself and nature. All things natural. All things real. Rich oxygen in exchange for carbon dioxide. I will not harm you, and you will not hurt me. Peace. Harmony. Love.
Nature has healing powers that transcend the symptom-treating cures of society.
"To the body and mind which have been cramped by noxious work or company, nature is medicinal and restores their tone."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature
6 comments:
Makes the road feel so dull, huh?
MTBing is a great break, isn't it!
But you FILMED while you rode single-track?!?! You're NUTS!!! (and that's coming from ME of all people!!...)
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Ah yes, i get it too.
Glad you enjoyed the ride today, knew you would. I enjoyed the road ;)
awesome post... and so true..
and the quote by rlph waldo emerson is perfect
Sounds like the ride was exactly what you needed. Really descriptive post, could totally picture the scene.
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