Last night as I was going to bed, I heard a tawny owl¹, and it was quite special. It was so perfect, so straight out of a movie sound track and yet, it was so real too. I can’t explain or rationalise my feelings, but I felt privileged to be there and hearing it. I thought about it some more and remembered that each time I step outside my house, or go to a particular wood that I love, and I am inundated with birdsong, I feel my spirit lighten and soar. The interesting thing is I never notice when it is absent, but I am always struck by its presence, every single time.

I have little clever to say about these simple and natural phenomena, other than to note my almost physical response to them; they lift me and make the world feel a better place. If you are not lucky enough to regularly experience this feeling and are feeling a little low or de-energised today, consider stopping all the ‘stuff’ you are doing and take yourself outdoors and reconnect with Nature.

When you come back, you will be in a better place to reconnect with the rest of mankind too, your problems will seem smaller, you’ll feel healthier and you will be more resourceful.

“When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius; lift up
thy head!” Blake, William

Resources^:

1. Tawny Owl cry