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Monarch Butterflies Migrating in Fall
Photo by Hildegard Kuse
Meditation and Reflection
Just be yourself.
Take time to pause, sit, and think.
Think as you walk.
Pause to think about your place in the world and your relationship to the environment.
Reflect on care of the environment and ways to have a part in that responsibility.
Think about your relationship to others. How does this affect what you say or do?
Read research that identifies ways walks in nature reduce stress and aid in dealing with health concerns or improve learning.
Learn how others use fitness or relaxing exercises that could be done on the trail. Stop at a sheltered location to practice some of these suggestions. (Breathing, stretching, stepping, counting, etc.)
Notice how animals use a trail to rest, stretch, walk, hop, fly and run.
Photograph scenes or places that you want to remember and use these to write your own thoughts or meditations later.
Read the poem on this website called
"Sylvan Symphony."
Pause to meditate or pray.
Locate scripture references related to spring or creation by using a concordance or computer software to find verses. Reflect on these while using the trails.
Read the poem called "Hope," a poem about butterflies as a symbol.
Things to Think About and Do
Thank God for each new fall day.
Make a list of things you can do in fall that you were not able to do in cold weather.
Take photos of fall scenes and write poetry or prose to go with the photos.
What changes take place in fall? Why do things need to change?
How can we and living things along the trail adapt to change?
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Written by Dr. Loretta Kuse and Dr. Hildegard Kuse