I love to read - and in doing so, I have discovered many insightful and powerful quotes related to Nature Journaling. Always remember these!
"In the practice of forest bathing [and nature journaling] we immerse our senses in the special qualities of the fluid, oceanic ambience of the woodlands. We walk slowly so we can focus our senses on the myriad ways the living forest surrounds and touches us. Feel the breeze on your skin; hear the gurgling voices of the brook and the calls of the birds; see the movement of trees in the wind. By giving attention to your senses, you turn down the volume on the cacophony of inner thoughts. Your senses bring you into the present moment, where you can take in all the forest has to offer, welcoming it, letting it settle inside you."
M. Amos Clifford (page 2 in, "Your Guide to Forest Bathing" by M. Amos Clifford)
"If the point [of nature journaling] were making big discoveries or pretty pictures, I'd have quit long ago. The point is waking up, paying attention, noticing and exploring. The point is remembering, again and again, that the world we inhabit is infinitely rich, complex, fascinating, and beautiful. The point is learning from the world and renewing a sense of belonging within it."
Sarah Rabkin (page 8 in, "How to Teach Nature Journaling" by John Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren)
"I was barefoot and had been walking slowly in meditation across the lawn. I stopped and was standing very still and silent when this worm crawled out of the earth and traveled across my foot before disappearing into the grass. I had never liked worms that much, but in that moment I firstly felt intense gratitude that it has deemed me safe enough to walk over, and then suddenly became it; there was no difference or seperation between us. I too disappeared into the grass."
Deb Shapiro (page 17 in "Be the Change" by Ed and Deb Shapiro)
What other quotes can you find to express nature journaling? Will you maybe come up with your own...? (If you want a quote added here, please email montarasnaturejournalingclub@gmail.com).