Hi friends. Welcome back to Self Care Daily. I hope you're having a great Thursday so far.

We are spending tons of time out in nature this week and really connecting with and appreciating nature at this time of year.

Today, I want to spend a little bit of time tuning into the magic

of connecting with nature. And for you to notice and identify what that connection to nature

actually brings you. And this might sound really simple, but it's actually a really important thing to know,

to know that nature is a really important resource for all of us, that there is something that we are

gifted each time we spend intentional time in nature. There is something that changes inside of us, something that we're

allowed to drop into and feel, something that nature gives us each and every time. And it's different

for us all the time, of course, but identifying what that gift actually is is really important

because it's going to help you reach for nature as a resource more often

and more frequently. So what does that connection to nature actually bring? When you step into your

favorite place, whether it's that walk that you take in the woods or going down to that beach to sit and relax or going down to the river to spend some time, wherever you go, or it's sitting in that little corner of your garden where you have a little bench and you just come to sit with your tea in the morning.

Wherever it is that you go, what is it that you receive?

What is the gift that nature gives you?

How do you actually feel when you enter that space and you get really present with nature?

For some of us, it's a feeling of immediate connection. It's almost a feeling of community, of coming to something that's greater than us, but also a part of us in a way.

For some of us, it's a feeling of peace. We feel more calm, more at peace and at ease when we're spending time in nature.

For some of us, it's a feeling of joy.

It's a feeling of happiness, maybe reconnecting to the easy happiness of childhood.

It just makes us happy to watch all of nature in its own state.

Or perhaps the feeling that you get is just a feeling of

gratitude. You feel so grateful to be alive. Maybe you connect with a sense of purpose, a sense of

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