Those of us who gain sustenance from the sacred beauty of nature sometimes like to think of it as a temple. But, as Mackinnon notes, “a greater truth should be foremost in mind: Nature is not a temple, but a ruin. A beautiful ruin, but a ruin all the same.”
go deep enough w trusting your gut & heart, they’ll tell you when it’s time to use your intellect
go far enough w trusting your intellect, it’ll tell you it only works at peak capacity when you deepen into your gut & heart
the worst option is to not go far enough with either
i’ve realized that basically everything i talk about comes back to this core idea of making who you naturally are more full and expressed in your life by seeing yourself more clearly! this can manifest as confronting your shadow, paying attention to your natural gifts, leaning in