Amping Up My Vibration In My Slice of Nature

We had a record 74 degree day today in SE Wisconsin. The past 7 St. Paddy's Days have been 35 degrees, and 3 of the 7 were snow days. Needless to say, we Cheeseheads were not only drunk (not me), but happy to see the sun. The bars opened at 6 and they said on the news that people sat outside and drank all day. Good for them!

I, on the other hand, used the day to clean up my backyard for spring. I raked the flower beds and lawn so that all that is spring and green can peek through easily and breathe, and so that it can see the sun too. I can already see things coming up. I cleaned my patio furniture and set it up nicely, and arranged my annual pots and lanterns around the patio. I cleared away any leaves, garbage and sticks that were cluttering up the yard. I even put my umbrella and seat cushions out for that relaxing feeling of my outdoor "room." While I was cleaning my market umbrella, a bee chased me.

The dogs lazed around the yard, following me as I picked up after them, raked and set the yardscape up. I tossed the frisbee for Luther and threw Laney's basketball all day long. They're wiped and currently passed out on the floor, drooling.

I visited my mom and my niece while my mom cleaned up her yard, because I wanted to say hi and my mom had some artisan cheese and a rake for me to use.

Getting back in touch with my yard, the garden, the soil, seeing the green buds under all the debris I raked away, and feeling the wind blow my hair around without caring what it looked like hiked up my vibration quite a bit. Yesterday was a day of panic, wondering when I'll land my new job and doing the math on bills and unemployment checks. Today I did the labor of love that is connecting with nature and cleaning up my piece of it. The law of fair exchange will ensure that the Universe compensates me for my contribution, and I bet I'll sleep well tonight, even if I don't have a single drink on St. Paddy's Day.

When was the last time you connected with nature? What is your favorite way to do so? I invite you to pay attention to how it makes you feel when you spend an entire day doing nothing but appreciating the wind, the sun, the plants that surround you, bumble bees and lady bugs and beetles, and what the soil smells like. None of those energies or living things is worried about where their next paycheck is coming from. They know they will be provided for, and they take inspired action to ensure it, doing what is instinctive in them. Does nature inspire you to do what is "second nature" for you?