Nature

Nature Has Always Been My Starting Point - Michelangelo

This thought from Michelangelo emphasizes how important he thought nature was to his creativity, his art, his scientific inventions and designs.

Through the ages other societies and cultures expressed various feelings about the significance of nature on their lives.

A shaman writing about his talents and inspiration said that people draw energy being near large bodies of water.

A more modern thought came from a travel writer who described a holiday destination as a large hotel on a beach.

Part of his lectures to his audiences, Norman Vincent Peale suggested everyone spend several hours every week away from the city and surrounded by nature.

Lately, various people writing on health talked about getting outside and walking barefoot for a period of time to encourage grounding to develop a more comfortable feeling, an inner stability and strength.

Living in concrete jungles, spending more and more time in front of screens, in meetings, in factories, in cars, so much of it artificial, as in purpose built by humans to fit their lives, tends to draw people away from being able to take the time suggested to maintain mental and physical health. There's possibly a spiritual component if that fits your way of thinking.