{"id":714,"date":"2021-05-11T04:22:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T09:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/nature-sustains-me\/"},"modified":"2021-05-11T04:22:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T09:22:09","slug":"nature-sustains-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/nature-sustains-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature sustains me."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a time when technology runs the world, I appreciate opportunities to step away from it. <strong><em>Immersing in natural environments keeps me conscious and self-aware.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>I connect to my true self when I retreat to nature. Spending time in the beauty of unspoiled environments is renewing. It gives me a chance to recall where I am from and appreciate my humble beginnings.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>When I go to the beach, I unplug from technology. I lay on the sand, close my eyes, and listen to the sounds around me. Connecting in this way is therapeutic.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Being able to listen to the waves crash and the birds chirp reminds me that I share the world with other beings.<\/em><\/strong> Being present in those moments encourages me to maintain environmental consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>I do my part by cleaning up rubbish and debris that people leave in our natural spaces. It is the least that I am able to do to protect the Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>As I hike through the mountains, I am careful to avoid stomping on plants. Their contribution to the continuance of life is acknowledged. <strong><em>I avoid taking for granted that there are millions of plants around me.<\/em><\/strong> Each one serves a unique purpose in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Today, my time with nature is a blessing because it keeps me conscious. I recognize the value of other lifeforms on this planet. My duty is to sustain them for generations to come. I am happy to be an environmental advocate.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Self-Reflection Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ol type=\\\"1\\\"><li>How much of my financial and time resources are committed to environmental causes?<\/li><li>How do I practice environmental sustainability?<\/li><li>In what ways does spending time with nature contribute to my overall well-being?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a time when technology runs the world, I appreciate opportunities to step away from it. Immersing in natural environments keeps me conscious and self-aware. I connect to my true self when I retreat to nature. Spending time in the beauty of unspoiled environments is renewing. It gives me a chance to recall where I &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/nature-sustains-me\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nature sustains me.<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifesomeday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}