“The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood. His intercourse with heaven and earth, becomes part of his daily food. In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
We are born to belief our 5 senses, however as we flip our consideration in direction of the critics, educators, and nay-sayers, our senses dim, and we neglect to take pleasure in new issues.
Nature reminds us to really feel once more.
“The second one provides shut consideration to any factor, even a blade of grass it turns into a mysterious, superior, indescribably magnificent world in itself,“ wrote Henry Miller.
Remember the feeling you had once you witnessed your first snowfall? Or your first reminiscence of strolling barefoot in a creek? Or your first glimpse of Olympic Valley?
Wild delight.
A second in Olympic Valley is a present to the spirit. One have a look at the meadow, mountains and iconic wooden fence mutes the critics, educators and nay-sayers and lights your soul on hearth. You can’t assist however really feel “wild delight,” as a result of on this second you sense the presence of the next energy. You really feel pure power coursing via your veins. Your pulse begins to race as all of your senses are totally alert.
What can we do with this “mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent” feeling we expertise in Olympic Valley? We can reclaim our 5 senses and share that feeling with others … via acts of kindness, generosity, friendship, gratitude.
We can do what Olympic Valley does so nicely, we are able to radiate it.
Michael Kennedy is a resident of Olympic Valley
Photo by Michael Kennedy
Photo by Michael Kennedy
Photo by Michael Kennedy
Photo by Michael Kennedy

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