idk if there's any scientific research to back this up, but i swear being present in nature mentally heals you.
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I'm telling y'all this worked wonders for me. The other day I was feeling like shit and was convinced everything's fucked and I'm fucked and was going down a doom spiral and then I just went on a walk and sat in silence by a creek in the woods for a while and listened to/ observed my thoughts and then I got up and was like "huh. I'm okay now."
Man I fucking miss being mobile. I’ve been bedridden for two years now and I miss the outside beauty so much.
I get by by watching nature documentaries lol.
(I was backcountry skiier and loved mountaineering so the contrast hits hard lol)
That really sucks. I hope that someday soon you'll be able to enjoy it again. If you don't have some already, maybe having some indoor plants could brighten things up. Best of wishes to you
Seriously, just a little effort spent on a garden and on re-introducing native plants has been huge for me.
I think it's important to spend time in wild spaces (backpacking is great for this), but since home is where we spend most of our time, bringing nature into the backyard is huge for daily exposure. I work from home, so whenever I feel like I've been staring at screens for too long, I head out to the pollinator garden for a reset.
For me, it's a combination veggie/pollinator/re-wilding source. The potatoes are going absolutely nuts, while everything else is kinda trundling along. The California poppies are doing okay, I think the soil might be a little too good for them (most CA natives thrive on too much sun, too little water, and a lot of hate and neglect, to the point that hitting them with synthetic fertilizer will outright kill many of them), but they're starting to flower, so I'm looking forward to redistributing their seeds to some other untended beds in the area. Also taking over an abandoned Greenway with some mammoth sunflowers. If the city doesn't like it, maybe they can put something there besides bald dirt.
Every year, we get a state park license. There are nature trails, and it's relaxing to take my dogs too. One of my favorite things to do is use the Seek app to identify different plants.
It's well worth the cost of the license, but my public library also has state park passes that people can use for free.
Don't show this to Australians
Yeah nah, we've got better neighbours. I'll take brown snakes and funnel webs over bears and moose... And Americans.
Which Americans?
The uhh "United" ones.
Good luck finding those.
Now, if you referring to the ones from 'murica, we have something to agree on.
Yeah, the "freedom" people.
Just reverse it lol
I know we're in a meme thread, but I'd rather bring more of the surrounding nature into our urban environments.
I saw a murder of crows the other day being assholes to a pair of ducks. Ruined my mood.
Meh, I know plenty of ducks. They probably had it coming.
Crows are typically chill and highly intelligent. Can’t say the same for ducks.
Abandon society. Return to monke.
Not a fan of being out in nature, personally, at least not actual nature as opposed to like an urban park with deliberately laid out trees and flowers or something. I find city downtown areas more comforting. I imagine the bugs and forest creatures probably don't particularly miss having one more human stomping around their habitat though.
Whatever works. As long as you're getting outside it's a win
I long for coffee in front of a puzzle at my chalet. But kid's sports are the thing right now. I'm trying to make the most of it but I'm still fucking due.