This week, I have no new location to offer. Like most things in life, when it’s overdone, it loses it’s luster. In hopes of keeping my blog fresh, in light of Earth day, and mostly for my personal sanity, I’m taking a week to just write about our Earth. Write about oberservations I have made. Write about my opinions of the world from the little I have seen of it. Just write about something we spend all our time on, but rarely appreciate it for all it’s complexity. There’s more to the world than what is comprehendable, from structure, to nature, to the people who inhabit it and how they decide to interact with what’s given. It has worlds within worlds; one cell on your body is full of microscopic parts, all working together to keep your body running. Zooming out, the system is mirrored. All organisms work together to make a functioning planet to live on, wether it be through human interaction or animals relying on eachother for food. This in itself is inspiring. It proves the significance of everything, since one thing out of place effects the balance. It’s reflected in our society as well and made evident throughout history, shown in the way empires collapse because of a ruler with too much power or vis versa. A lot of things in nature or the way the world works are mirrored in the workings of society which, I guess, makes perfect sense because we are shaped by what we live on and develope behavior based on what’s tangible and observable.

Whenever I spend a day outside, I always feel recharged. It may be a combination of the sunlight and/or exercise that’s usually involved, but I truly think that just being immersed in nature grounds me and helps me clear my mind. I would say there’s no distraction involved, but that’s not quite right. There’s just as much distraction in a beautiful mountain range than a crowded skyline, but it’s a different distraction. A calm clutter and chaos that’s completely unplanned and natural, yet everything has it’s perfect place. It’s pretty insane.

What is always interesting is humanity’s interaction with the world. Obviously, society is more advanced then ever. The houses are bigger, there’s more cars in the streets, cities sweep for miles and miles, and we have learned how to utilize the natural resources for every cent we can possibly earn. There’s no denying that this has positive results; a rapidly developing world leads to more wealth and comfortable lifestyles. But it’s also undeniable that we are slowly wrecking the Earth. Through deforestation, we are clearing room to put our own structures but have no recognition for the previous ecosystems and little worlds we destroyed in the process. We kill fish from our plastic, kill birds from our air emissions, and, for most, have been so sucked into the appeal of technology that we forget about the simple pleasures of just going outside. It’s inevitable to fall into these traps but it’s at least a step forward to be aware of it. Watch the sunset, not because you want to take a Snapchat of the sunset, but you just want to watch the horizon turn orange. Go outside to breathe fresh air, and go on a hike to see your world from a birds eye view. There’s so much the Earth can offer and we only have so many days on it to appreciate it. This is something I want to think about more; hopefully you will too.