I've been thinking about this for awhile now and I thought I'd update my blog with my thoughts. Perhaps some of you have never worked outside or been out in the woods for extended periods of time. If this is you, you may not understand exactly what I'm about to describe.
There is something about working with your hands, and walking around in your bare feet. Sure, we all do this inside our cozy homesteads, but what of the forrest? Have you ever been deep in the woods barefoot? Have you ever just built a small campfire with your bare hands, stepping upon the soil with your bare feet? There is a real majestic feeling with this. I remember reading an article online about how the connection between the Earth and your bare feet is psychologically pleasing. There's some electromagnetic force that stimulates dopamine or something rather in your brain which in turn makes you feel good. I imagine the same feeling when my mother strokes my hair when I'm laying down. This feeling that I speak of is something worth experiencing. I promise it's not the most life changing event you'll ever experience, but if you have time and the willingness to try it, take your shoes off, go outside, and simply walk the woods. Touch the trees, feel the grass, walk the trails of an old forrest park perhaps. It might sound hippie of me to bring this concept up, but there really is no other feeling, in my mind, that compares to the peacefulness of this one.
Each day is a new sandwich...
