You know that feeling that it's too cold outside and you'd rather stay inside with a cup of tea on the couch with a blanket? During this time of the year in the Netherlands, I'd rather stay inside than go outside. Especially on a Sunday. Sundays used to be my lazy days. It's the day of the week to relax my mind and body, and to think about nothing! Well, after having a lot of Sundays ending in bed or on the couch watching movies or drama series all day, it was time to make a change!
When I was little, I often went to the woods with schooltrips, but when I got older I never had the need to just walk in the woods. My vision has changed now. Instead of being lazy and staying home, I want to do something useful with my Sunday! Today, my boyfriend and I decided to take a walk in the woods nearby our home. It was very cold, but the sun was shining bright and the sky was clear. "Perfect to take the camera with me and take some nice shots!", that is what I thought.
When arriving in the woods, I immediately stepped out of the car, opened the camera and took some shots. My mind was focusing on nature. At one moment I thought:"This is what I needed! Nature!" I am a spiritual person and to be honest, the past year has been a roller coaster to me. I'm in my graduation year and I was only focusing on the future, while I needed to focus on the present moment. This took a lot of energy from me and it actually blocked my way to achieve what I want to achieve! I had a lot of things going on in my mind and sometimes I thought:"I am so done with everything. I am going to leave this all and will do it later!". This behavior started to take control over me. Consequences were non disciplinary behavior, laziness, overthinking, migraine attacks, tiredness, not eating properly, no routine etcetera. Right now, I have had enough of not having control and power over myself. Actually, I did control myself, but in a negative way. To work against this negativity, I have to take action. I need to do something with my body, mind and spirit to get better, feel better, be better, eat better, think better! All three aspects need to be in balance in order to function right as a human being. Being around nature without any mobile phone, television or digital stuffs except for my camera to take pictures, made me feel like a kid again. FREE!
When you are a very busy person, have a lot of stress, think a lot about several things you have on your to-do-list, please stop for sec and take a moment for yourself. Take a walk in the woods, put your mobile phone away and just walk. Surround yourself with nature. A truly a moment to stop yourself from running through your mind. Think about the steps you take on the path in the woods, breathe in the fresh air, close your eyes, feel the warmth of the sun and get the positive mother earth energy. Let go of the bad, take the good. Having this energy, you will be able to get more control over yourself.
My bf and I were there for an hour. I always liked taking pictures but I never took the time to really take nice pictures with the camera. So, my bf and I took some shots of each other and by doing this, we also had some quality time. It inspired us to set goals related to photography and gave us the energy and motivation to do what we have to do! I really cannot wait to take a walk in the woods again. Probably, next Sunday :P. If not in the woods, it will be somewhere else!
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