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Experience The Joy Of Nature Blog

Why, 'The Nature Nurse'?

12/6/2015

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I love nature, do you? Whether it’s the feeling of tranquility from a day spent at the beach, the lullaby of crickets chirping on a warm summer night, petting fuzzy, lush-green moss growing around a tree stump, or the taste of sweet, luscious juice dripping down my chin after biting into a cantaloupe picked from the garden.  The list is endless.
 
You see, I grew up in the era of ‘go outside and play’, forty miles outside of New York City.  Back then you had to get up and change the channel on a television that only had a few show options and only during prime viewing hours.  Homes now mingle with trees on what were once endless acres of woods that we explored, played in, and shared with various critters that we often got to know. We created our own fun.  Our mothers screamed their bloody lungs out to get us to come back inside for dinner. Few of us were obese, we were always moving.
 
I still love nature and I now know that nature is good for us, not just fun.  The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat and a quiet place to collect our thoughts-all comes from nature.  You would think we would all be flocking to the outdoors.  However, modern society is gravitating to tech, managed environments and store bought food.  I find myself lured into this new way of life as well.  Therefore, we need a more conscious approach to include nature in our daily life if we want to reap her benefits.
 
We all hear about climate change and many of us have now experienced some of its extreme effects-deadly hurricanes, polar vortex snowstorms, extreme heat and drought.  What we may not be so aware of is a growing human population (quickly nearing 7.4 billion at the time of this writing)  on a planet that sustained half as many people in 1970. Convenience is littering our planet with trash that is not biodegrading, killing wildlife and invading our food sources. We may need to consider shifting some things around-reexaming some of our behaviors, customs and priorities.
 
I love nature and created ‘The Nature Nurse’ (not a recognized nursing specialty, but maybe someday it will be) as a way to deepen my engagement with nature, join others who are already doing so and invite those who aren’t, and help nurse Mother Nature back to prime health. Florence Nightingale first linked the benefits of nature and healing stating, "put the person in the best condition for nature to act on him or her."  I would love for you to join me, no matter what level of engagement you already have with nature.  Let’s share ideas, stories, have fun and heal with nature.  Sign up for my weekly blog-let’s wander down this path together!

#Nature #Nursing #wellness #healing 
 

2 Comments
Sara E. Smith, BSN, RN, OCN
1/21/2016 11:41:59 am

Sue,

You paint a fantastic picture of what life was like, growing up...up north as we'd call it here down south... ;) Down here, we'd build forts in trees, have pine cone fights (yes painful!) and a hollar from mama or ring of the cowbell meant we'd better scoot back home asap or go to bed hungry.

We had "pet" squirrels, chased lightning bugs, and made jewelry out of blades of grass or pine straw. We'd climb up onto the roof or lay in the yard and stare up into a sky full of stars for hours. Nowadays, the street lights seem to flood out the stars, and we are scared to let our kids explore nature because we don't get to know our neighbors...

I'm so glad Father Time allowed you to enter into our lives and become my neighbor for a spell...

Looking forward to reading your thoughts and strolling down this winding path back to Mother Nature with you!

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Sue Allison
1/23/2016 08:22:07 am

Thank you for sharing your childhood nature memories, Sara. Ouch, pine cone fights? My mother tried a cowbell too, but it wasn't loud enough to reach us in the woods, LOL.

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