Where's Your Go To Place?

 

 

When the pressures of everyday life and/or the worries of the global crisis' get us down, it's good to have a bolt-hole.  A "Go-To" place. A place that calms the storm within and the storm without.

 Some will say, "oh, I meditate"or "oh, I pray" ...but there's much to be said for taking your WHOLE body, not just your mind, to somewhere else. And there is much research that supports this view. 

 For example, a Japanese immunologist's 20-year research study proved that the  natural airborne compounds known as phytoncides, (which trees release naturally) when breathed into the human body, had the ability to lower levels of stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline. Thus, time in forests, for example physically improved the body's ability to cope better with life's stress. Some people find it beneficial to spend time by the ocean or near water. Simply, being in Nature is a powerful healer.

 My go-to is the wetlands. For me, the sounds of nature, the birds, the wind in the trees, the sound of rainfall, all contribute to a sense of calm and peace. It's also inspirational. So here's where I've been on this chilly wintery morning;