NATURE

After a pretty long absence, for some [holiday] reasons, I'm back !

I didn't want to write some posts just because I had to. People who sometimes write, do know the complexity of writing... It's sometimes better not to write/talk at all rather than write/talk wildly.

My holiday in France were revitalizing - even if my first saturday night was a big party reunion with friends (and alcohol), dancing in a club, not so revitalizing my organs.

Anyway, the next day, my family and I were ready to go hiking in the valley of Chamonix. It was a very cool way to reconnect with nature, breathe some fresh air and enjoy a stunning view of the Mont Blanc standing proudly in front of us.

I've been there like a million times, and it still amazes me. This is what's so great about nature on this planet, you can be amazed by a place, even if you've been there tons of times. Everytime, it's different, and we don't know how but everytime it just makes us speechless. No matter our age, our gender, our history, it has the power to make us look at it with a child's eyes. I think nature is just wonderful for that. 

We may be able to learn how to be amazed by things like nature, great stories, great people... but to my opinion, it's also a matter of time. We have to give ourselves a break, a teeny, tiny moment in our crazy rides so-called lives. Just to be amazed. 

I also felt this sensation of being blessed and grateful when I practiced stand-up paddle on the lake of Annecy in the Alps, on a quiet morning with some friends. After paddling for a while, we all lied down on our board, looking up to the sky surrounded by water and mountains, the sunrays caressing our skins. Yes, stand-up paddle is a nice activity and a very good one for our bodies and muscles but how lucky were we to be here and to see these landscapes and feel this ? It was awesome.

It's one of the strengths of nature to make each and everyone of us just silently look at it and appreciate it. A small way to mindfulness and meditation... if we're able to take the time...