Touch Her :: Nature Quotes

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." William Shakespeare

"I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars." Walt Whitman

"The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful." e.e. cummings

"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair." Kahlil Gibran

"I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes." e.e. cummings

"How strange that Nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude!" Emily Dickinson

Nature quotes from my favorite poets and photos by my favorite nature people, Gopal and her family! It looks like it's her little daughter's, Avani's hands in most of the pics. Gopal sent me these photos for our movie project but they came too late to be included. They're so beautiful I wanted to share them anyway! Thank you Gopal & fam!

I'm in Tennessee right now, getting ready for Bonnaroo music festival so I will not be able to go online for over a week. Lots of bare feet touching nature will be taking place, as well as super hot Tennessee sun touching my poor Scandinavian skin ;)

In Finland I had some really nice moments in the nature, just walking in the forest and getting my head very clear, nature does that to you. I need to take the time to do that more often. If you have any nature memories, inspirations, quotes, or photos to share, I'd love to hear from you in the comments! Let's touch her more!

How to Find Unusual Bohemian Wallpapers?

It's easy! Just come to Omwoods. LOL! These are my recent favorites:

Couldn't help but add those fairyish ladies although the last one looks creepy especially the breast area. Anyhow, hope you can utilize some of this!

I'm off to Indiana and back to North Carolina the next day (about 13 hours there and 13 hours back). We're picking up a roof for our van to replace the one we have on it now. The new roof will give us SPACE and I'll be able to STAND UP in my van-house :D Philip is still going to be too tall to stand up all the way but this will make our lives a bit more...hedonistic? Haha! So I'll see you all when our intense trip is done.

Please take a few seconds to send out some good vibes and prayers so our engine doesn't break on the way, it broke like three times past 5 days. Ok, I gotta go to sleep to get ready to drive all rest of the day/night. Remember folks, we drive on waste vegetable oil so it's practically zero harmful emissions! :)

Talk to Strangers - The Peaceful Program for Overcoming Paranoia

I sat down on a bench in front of the library. A girl was sitting next to me. She was wearing a black coat, blue jeans and reading a book. She put the book down on top of a few other books to answer a phone call. I looked at the book, it was titled 'Pill Head'. Interesting. I wanted to ask her about the book but didn't feel confident to speak to her. I was afraid of her response. Maybe she would feel awkward. Or didn't want anything to do with me. She was finished with her phone call and started to pack the books into her bag.

I remembered the quote from Walt Whitman I put on my latest hoop video: 

Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you? 

I figured, I can't be a hypocrite - suggest to others to do something I won't. I decided to open up and in the process, become vulnerable, not knowing how she'll react. "What's that book about?" I asked. She looked at me. She had strong black eyeliner. Like, super strong. She explained what the book was about and we started talking about movies, we had similar taste. I recommended a book to her, and she was glad to hear about it. She was really sweet and our exchange was natural.

There's this whole big 'War on Terror' campaign going on. How about a 'Peaceful Program for Overcoming Paranoia', starting with talking to strangers, for example. So many times I've had the police or security called on me when I've parked somewhere with our house-mobile. How about coming over and asking what's up instead.

At least I can do this. A personal, peaceful program for connecting with others, giving (even if it's a little bit of good energy) and learning. In the Srimad-Bhagavatam there's a story of a sage who accepted so many gurus. Some of his teachers were examples to him of how not to do things. You can learn something from anyone. It's ok to be vulnerable. There's this strength about it.

I Find No Sweeter Fat Than Sticks to My Bones

Here are my favorite quotes from Walt Whitman (1819-1892). Don't you just love these:

"I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars."

"Be curious, not judgemental."

"Every moment of light and dark is a miracle."

"I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my bones."

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you."

"Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul."

"Simplicity is the glory of expression."

"Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?"

"If you done it, it ain't bragging."