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Nature's natural rhythms orchestrate when day turns to night, when flowers
must bloom, and provides the cue for when it is time for red and brown leaves
to fall from trees. As human beings, our own inner rhythm is attuned to this
universal sense of timing. Guided by the rising and setting of the sun,
changes in temperature, and our own internal rhythm, we know when it is time
to sleep, eat, or be active. While our minds and spirits are free to focus on
other pursuits, our breath and our heartbeat are always there to remind us of
life's pulsing rhythm that moves within and around us.
Moving to this rhythm, we know when it is time to stop working and when to
rest. Pushing our bodies to work beyond their natural rhythm diminishes our
ability to renew and recharge. A feeling much like jet lag lets us know
when we've overridden our own natural rhythm. When we feel the frantic calls
of all we want to accomplish impelling us to move faster than is natural for
us, we may want to breathe deeply instead and look at nature moving to
its own organic timing: birds flying south, leaves shedding, or snow
falling. A walk in nature can also let us re-attune is to her organic
rhythm, while allowing us to move back in time with our own. When we move to
our natural rhythm, we can achieve all we need to do with less effort.
We may even notice that our soul moves to its own internal, natural rhythm --
especially when it comes to our personal evolution. Comparing ourselves
to others is unnecessary. Our best guide is to move to our own internal
timing, while keeping time with the rhythm of nature.
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