From The Daily Dialogue
From The Daily Dialogue
Broadcast of 9/23/98
Subject: [DailyDialogue #266] The Wilderness
"We need the tonic of wildness, to wade sometimes in marshes where the bittern and the meadow-hen lurk, and hear the booming of the snipe; to smell the whispering sedge where only some wilder and more solitary fowl builds her nest, and the mink crawls with its belly close to the ground."
- Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau moved to a crude hut on the shores of Waldon Pond, where he devoted his time to studying nature, meditating on philosophical problems, reading classic literature, and holding long conversations with his neighbors. He lived apart from society, devoting himself to a simple lifestyle and to the observation of nature. I find that nature is an invigorating, refreshing and restorative agent .
Recently a prospective renter for our duplex apartment feared any potential that a rodent from the wild might enter her domestic quarters. Marty assured her that she would not likely be disturbed by these uncivilized creatures. Abraham Maslow probably would have said that she wanted to make sure her basic needs of safety were met before she could move to her highest need of self-actualization, the fulfillment of her greatest human potential.
The word potential comes from the Latin root potentia meaning power. I notice that when I experience the power of our Creator in nature, I am reminded of my own potency. We all possess an inherent inner strength and capacity to self-actualize.
Experiment: Spend some time observing nature meditating on your highest potential.
Affirmation: I am filled with the power of the Universe to achieve my greatest potential.
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