By Frederick Turner — 2003
Ralph Waldo Emerson had some strange ideas about the natural world. Recent research suggests they might even be true.
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Done right, individualism has tremendous benefits for our senses of competence, effectiveness, and life direction.
Science is showing how immersion in nature speeds healing and acts as an antidote for many ailments.
Nature connects us in complex ways. And stopping to think about this connection is one way you can get in tune with the natural world around you.
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The pandemic has stripped our emotional reserves even further, laying bare our unique physical, social, and emotional vulnerabilities.
We can enjoy the positive effects of connecting to the environment at all levels of individual well-being.
Being in nature can restore our mood, give us back our energy and vitality, refresh, and rejuvenate us.