Wishing you a wonderful weekend! Go for a drive, and find a dirt road somewhere. Park the car, and get out and walk some of it. Feel the sun on your face and the soft breeze. Hear the birds and smell the green grass.
Or if you cannot in this moment, simply let your mind wander down the road in this beautiful photo, courtesy of Olavi-a (from Sweden), Pixabay. Perhaps it will inspire you to find a dirt road in real life, some day.
Gift yourself with a little adventure! Exploring is expansive and rejuvenating to the mind, body, and spirit. That little dirt road could very well set your soul free.
More inspiring quotes by John Muir:
“The mountains are calling and I must go.”
“The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.”
“In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.”
“Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.”
“Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars. This is true freedom, a good practical sort of immortality.”
“There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties”
“One learns that the world, though made, is yet being made; that this is still the morning of creation; that mountains long conceived are now being born, channels traced for coming rivers, basins hollowed for lakes…”
“Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.”
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Exploring is very soul-satisfying and invigorating. Thanks for sharing Susan.
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Your posts and videos are beautiful, Alegria, and many of them are grounded in exploration of new places. Here’s a link for my readers to one of your videos, a favorite of mine: https://youtu.be/7qPkKT4M-BQ?si=jDI_1c9WRUXWMXBs
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Thank you for sharing the link Susan. I appreciate that very much.
And yes, certainly, we are all explorers. Even those who do not go to far off places. Going within is also an exploration.
Thanks my friend. 💕
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Alegria, it is my pleasure to share your work.
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Thank you for the reminder of tranquility☺️. There are a lot of dirt roads to travel and explore in and around Cuenca. It does reminds me of my childhood when I got to spend time at my grandparent’s house in the country. My cousins and I would spend endless hours exploring and making up stories of where we were going, who we were going to conquer in the present quest…… what fun memories. Not many kiddos are lucky enough to do that now. And even if they were, the computer games occupy their minds that disallow the use of their imagination. I will take my memories over theirs any time. Thank you for you writings. I enjoy how your mind works.🥰 Rita Hope you are enjoying your new surroundings. Our house is finally finished except for a little dab of painting to do. No biggie‼️ Hugs.
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Now you’re entering the pure enjoyment phase, Rita. Yay! Yes, I think we were extremely lucky to grow up in an era where we engaged in creative play, and much of it outdoors.
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Make some of them dirt – great title, piece of advice, and I love the John Muir quotes, Susan! Thank you!
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Thanks, Wynne. I think your children would concur, yes? I love your posts about your family adventures. 🙂
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Oh yes – my children are all in. And happy to bring the dirt home with us… 🙂
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Playing in dirt is good for the soul, a fact of which a child with any common sense will remind us.
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