Life Transitions & Nature

Question: What skills can nature teach us about life transition and change? Transitions come with stress Attending to the transition, noticing the energy and tasks required Various emotions of transition Nature as an intentional place to "escape" to Tip - any time in nature is valuable Tip - nature reminds us every thing happens in its time notice the transitions in nature itself to validate your own Widen the lens - notice the steady cycle around the changes all around us allow the time of a transition, nature allows the slowness of transitions Job and Song of Songs Tip # 3 - Look to Nature for Comfort Nature as therapist Build a trustworthy relationship with nature (and with God) Release of control Learning by experiencing and presence instead of cognition Tip - Take a Mindfulness Break Unconscious and conscious integrating for growing awareness Scripture examples in Song of Songs and Job Colorado State U transition handout - Tip - Reflect and Let God Tend to You Resources - Life is in the Transitions book - Links to research .

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Life Transitions & Nature is an episode from I Love My Shepherd by Heidi Goehmann.

This episode is 29:38 long.

This episode was published on Apr 22, 2025.

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