[Daily OM]: So much of the human experience is
removed from nature that we tend to forget that we are products of the
natural world. At the moment of birth, we are perfectly attuned to
nature. Our feelings are an authentic response to the stimulus we
encounter. We interact with our environment viscerally, desiring only
what is necessary for our survival. And, if we are lucky, we take in
nourishment in the form of pure mother's milk. As months and years pass,
however, we discover the sights, sounds, and scents of the synthetic
world. Though these often momentarily dazzle us, the dim memory of our
naturalness remains. When we embrace the notion that human beings are
inherently natural, bringing it to the forefront of our day-to-day
experiences, we achieve a new level of wellness that boasts nature at
its very core.
We innately understand that our bodies are not composed of plastics or
man-made chemicals and that there is no legitimate reason to consume or
expose ourselves bodily to such substances. This knowledge is reinforced
each time we find ourselves energized by sweet, fresh air and warm
sunlight or awed by the majesty of Mother Nature's beauty. We feel the
strength of our connection to nature when fresh food that is close to
the earth sustains us more effectively than artificial supplements and
when the pleasures of exercise outweigh the pains of exertion. The human
body has been blessed with the same physical intuitiveness that all
nonhuman living beings employ instinctively. But because our lives are
no longer bound up in nature's rhythms, we must actively seek to
reconnect with this formerly innate skill. The process of rediscovering
our place in the natural world can be exciting and inspiring, since
nothing more is required of us than to delight in nature's wonders, to
derive nourishment from natural foods, and to drink deeply of all the
wisdom that plants and animals have to share.
Your own naturalness will reveal itself to you when you look beyond your
beliefs, your lifestyle choices, and the attitudes you hold. When these
constructs are stripped away, you will see a body and mind that never
gave up its relationship to the essence of the natural world from which
consciousness sprang.