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Health Psychology
Special NGO Consultant, United Nations Economic and Social Council
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How Nature Works:  The Natural Systems Thinking Process

NOTE: The quoted information, below, contains parts of field study samples from anonymous participants in our sensory green nature-connection program.  Other examples and findings are available through links on our survey page.

"I mentioned that I would tell you about my 'just be' experience.

I was at my feng shui training in Blaretown, amongst a group of women who are healers and energy workers and at this point I knew nothing about any of that. Anyway, this guest speaker came to talk to us about the green path to communicating with nature spirits. I was like - wow - that would be cool to be able to do. She went on and on about paths to talking to the devas and the faeries of the natural world. And it all seemed other-worldly to me. Then she gave us the task of going out and trying to connect with something that was attractive to us. It is important to note that she told us that if we saw someone in a certain place that we were to avoid contact with them so that they might not be interrupted from their experience. I had NO CLUE what she meant - or how on earth to go about doing this. I was afraid to ask because everyone else seemed to be eager to get started with these script path opportunities and seemed to know how to go about doing this.
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So I go out and head out on the nature path toward the pond where it eventually leads to the woods. As I'm passing alongside the pond a bee buzzes near my head. I ignore it and keep walking toward the woods. The bee is persistent and keeps buzzing around my head. I get to the edge of the woods and realize that the bee is still with me. It is next to my right ear... so I think to myself - turn right. I begin to turn right and the bee moves to my left ear. So I turn left. This happens again - so I think to myself ... on this learning path, maybe I'm not supposed to be in the woods. So, I left the woods back out toward the pond - but this time I'm looking toward the wild growth on the other side of the pathway...wondering what in the heck am I doing.. how will I know when I am on the tru path of being attracted to something so I can "speak" with it. I notice that the bee has left me alone. Just then I see a Daisy - I LOVE daisies - so I ask to speak with the spirit of the Daisy. Of course, I couldn't hear anything - I couldn't see anything. All I could hear was the distant pounding of a woodpecker. My ego, by this point was very deflated - I kept thinking to myself '-you're out of your league - you don't know what you're doing - on your current path you've got nothing and you've been out here for quite some time and you haven't even begun yet. You've got to set a new path for yourself.' Again, I notice the woodpecker and yet I try to communicate with the daisy. Nothing. I'm feeling like such a loser. Just then, one of the participants started walking toward me and at first I kind of panicked. She's not supposed to be here - besides if she asks me how things are going - I'll have to tell her that I haven't got a CLUE!

And onward she came until she approached me - and asked how things were going. Somewhat embarrassed - okay -very embarrassed - I told her that I didn't have anything yet. That I was trying to talk to the daisy and nothing seemed to be happening. I heard the woodpecker AGAIN. She asked me if I had noticed the woodpecker. And I said I had. She knocked on my head - shook her head and walked away. Little did I know that in that moment SHE WAS MY ANGEL! My clear path dawned on me, I was to be communicating with the woodpecker. Since I couldn't see the woodpecker I closed my eyes - and asked woodpecker to please tell me anything I was to know. So I listened ... and listened ... and listened for the woodpecker - nothing - silence. Then a tree branch fell in the distance. I could hear branches breaking in the woods and squirrels scampering. With each passing moment I could hear more and more sounds - sounds most humans don't hear - and they came to me, at first, one at a time. As though someone were orchestrating this path of life for me - so that I could tune into each sound - one at a time and notice and appreciate it. I could hear the bees buzzing. I could hear the wind blowing through the trees and grasses. I could even hear a leaf falling through the air. I could hear the bugs crawling up the plants. I could hear the bugs munching on the leaves. Then, instead of hearing just one thing at a time. It seemed like all of nature began to sing to me - I could hear it all - like a huge symphony - it got so loud - and finally the crescendo!!! And seemingly a moment of silence. I opened my eyes which automatically affixed themselves to the daisy I had been trying to communicate with. And there on the daisy was... drum roll please ... the bee.

My message? What was my message? It was all so clear to me now = my set path was to JUST BEE/Just be. In order to experience nature and all of its beauty and splendor - in order to communicate with her and to really see her (or in this case hear her) all you need to do is JUST BE! Tears and tears and tears and more tears rolled down my face - it was a life-changing experience for me - in SO MANY WAYS!  I allowed the tears to flow - and flow they did. Finally, when they stopped I headed back to the lodge - everyone was already back. Now, we were to go around and share our experiences. Being there with those beautiful women and thinking about how I was going to share my story - I started crying all over again - I still don't know about anyone else's experience I was still so caught up in the euphoria of the search path for myself. When it was my turn to share - I simply couldn't speak - I said "pass". Later on that week, I was able to share my life path story with them - the power and beauty of it all - the simple, yet profound wisdom that exists and how all of nature worked together to create that experience for me - all the way to the human friend - who cracked my head open (figuratively of course - by knocking on my forehead). I have never felt so very blessed. And, this, my lovely Health Psychology group, was my first step in really re-connecting myself with nature.
 
Anyway ... that is my "Just Bee" Story. Thank you for allowing me to share this with you. I love you all!"

 

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INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL EDUCATION

Special NGO consultant United Nations Economic and Social Council







PROJECT NATURECONNECT
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ORGANIC ADVANCED ECOPSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION
The Natural Systems Thinking Process


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