Nature is where I go to decompress; where I release what is too heavy and find myself. When I stand barefooted on the earth, my soles begin to grow roots. I am reminded that I am the trees, the leaves, the dark, rich matter–I am everything. There is nothing I am made of that Mother Earth can’t hold. I empty all that I think I am and become vibrant again. Spirituality and nature have always been interconnected. From the moment our spirit enters our body and we breathe our first breath, a symbioti...