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ave you ever looked out the window own kingdom and everything you see was
and wondered how life would be made only for you.
H without overthinking? Some people
perceive life as a chore that needs to be How I feel being around nature has also
done. However, life is much prettier than helped me improve myself in different ways.
that. Just pause for a while and leave all For example, these places full of happiness
your work and responsibilities for a while have helped me discover a lot about myself,
and look around you. Life is full of wonder- including my love for photography. I never
ful endeavors that can help you get over thought that I could take good pictures or
your challenges and explore yourself more even have an interest in photography, but
deeply. Looking at nature can be the first whenever I am alone in nature, far from all
step you take to look at your life differently the stress and life in general, I tend to take a
and increase your productivity. lot of pictures as I am amazed by the beauty
in front of my eyes and want to keep these
Nature gives you a space to calm your feel- amazing views and memories with me.
ings after a difficult day and forget about all
the surroundings. It can help you explore
yourself and get to know your hidden abili-
ties. A famous example would be the scientist
Isaac Newton who discovered gravity with
the help of nature. He would have not been
able to do that if the apple had not fallen on By incorporating
his head. Moreover, he would have not been nature into our lives,
able to reach where he did if he had not had we allow ourselves to
a calm space to think and use his mind. be changed from the
inside in wonderful
Nature can help you improve your per-
spectives. From my experience, nature has ways.
helped me to understand that in every dark
place, there is a ray of light. Sometimes, life
can get rough, and you will feel like giving up Taking photos made me realize that I could
because of the challenges you face. However, be a photographer one day and that is when
spending time in nature has taught me that I started to take photos all the time. In this
giving up is like accepting failure. A plant article, I have shared some of the pictures my
can struggle against all odds to survive – like aunt and I took (we are a family that loves
a small tree growing out of a rock – but it photography).
perseveres against all odds.
Through spending time in nature, I discov-
Nature can also change your whole life and ered inner strengths and talents that I never
your thinking. Whenever I am stressed, I knew I had. This happened because I chose
tend to sit near places full of greenery or to live in a world of calmness and perceive
in front of the sea. The feeling that nature life differently. By incorporating nature into
gives you, no one else can, as nature can our lives, we allow ourselves to be changed
make you feel that you are living in your from the inside in wonderful ways.
