Yosemite
The beauty of a sunrise, sunset, lake, mountain or stream, resonates within the spirit, and calls for a response. For each person the response will be felt and interpreted in a unique way consistent with that persons experiences, beliefs and values. Even so, the reverberations felt within a person to the beauty of nature go very deeply into the core of our human nature, and how we were created.
Nature in all its glory, nurtures and refreshes the spirit. There is a slowing down of our internal motor when we come across a breathtaking view. This slowing down can be perceived physically in a decrease in blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates. There can be a sense of coming home to what matters most in life when ones visual field is full of a beautiful sunset (as in the above photo). All of the extraneous elements that distract us, or irritate, annoy, or in other ways disquiet our spirit, are somehow stripped away, and we are left focusing on the magnificence before us. It is in these precious moments that we get a glimpse of heaven on this earth. It is also in these moments that we can come to a deeper appreciation of the gift of life.
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