{"id":14783,"date":"2015-06-08T06:36:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T04:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/?p=14783"},"modified":"2015-06-08T06:36:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T04:36:29","slug":"mother-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/2015\/06\/08\/mother-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"mother. nature."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14792\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_rosebanknsw2015_1.jpg\" alt=\"PJB_rosebanknsw2015_1\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_rosebanknsw2015_1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_rosebanknsw2015_1-65x87.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14795\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_rosebanknsw2015_4.jpg\" alt=\"PJB_rosebanknsw2015_4\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_rosebanknsw2015_4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_rosebanknsw2015_4-87x65.jpg 87w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few weekends ago we flew up to Northern NSW\u00c2\u00a0 to spend some time out in a beautiful cottage nestled within a macadamia farm, offered to us by a wonderful friend. One morning I walked down to the creek at the bottom of the hill,\u00c2\u00a0 alone, and with gum boots on I stood in the middle of the gentle flow of icy water&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14794\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_rosebanknsw2015_5.jpg\" alt=\"PJB_rosebanknsw2015_5\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_rosebanknsw2015_5.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_rosebanknsw2015_5-87x65.jpg 87w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I breathed. I watched. I tried to let go of my thoughts to connect more deeply with the surroundings. In my effort I heard the loudness within. My body and mind throbbing with busyness that I recognise comes from the city we live in and the people that inhabit it, and the intensity of events of the past few months. Years. Instead of feeling at peace to be in natural surroundings, I became more aware of the battle within. And I know for me that open awareness is the first step to healing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14787\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_bushwalk2015_2.jpg\" alt=\"PJB_bushwalk2015_2\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_bushwalk2015_2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_bushwalk2015_2-87x65.jpg 87w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been craving nature &#8211; to be surrounded by wild nature &#8211; and although this craving has always existed within me as a low hum, it is louder and feels more intense and insistent of late. When I explore this craving, my mind is cast back to my childhood, and how being in nature, playing with nature, always felt like my true sanctuary and was often the place I&#8217;d run to when I felt the urgent need to escape.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14793\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_northernnsw2015_3.jpg\" alt=\"PJB_northernnsw2015_3\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_northernnsw2015_3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_northernnsw2015_3-65x87.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today I understand with more clarity why I love being surrounded by nature. It&#8217;s where I connect. To myself, and to the world and universe. It&#8217;s where I feel freedom. Of spirit. Thought. And emotion&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14785\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_byronnsw2015_1.jpg\" alt=\"PJB_byronnsw2015_1\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_byronnsw2015_1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_byronnsw2015_1-87x65.jpg 87w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As I gain clarity, I continue to observe. And remain open. The winter darkness allows me to rest more. And to be.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14784\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_home2015_1.jpg\" alt=\"PJB_home2015_1\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_home2015_1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_home2015_1-87x87.jpg 87w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And I write. And write. And write. I know I am in the midst of making another book. I can feel the energy of it. In time, it will take form. For now, I write.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14789\" src=\"http:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_writing2015_1.jpg\" alt=\"PJB_writing2015_1\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_writing2015_1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PJB_writing2015_1-87x65.jpg 87w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weekends ago we flew up to Northern NSW\u00c2\u00a0 to spend some time out in a beautiful cottage nestled within a macadamia farm, offered to us by a wonderful friend. 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