Flow, Stillness And The Ground Beneath - March 22

Beneath the busyness, there is a stillness that has always been yours. In this 5 Minutes in Nature, Liz settles into the land and feels the quiet presence of those who walked before us. Today is an invitation to slow down, touch the deep peace at your core, and let love and gratitude rise naturally — not as something to seek, but as the very foundation you're already standing on.

Transcript

Hello and welcome to Five Minutes in Nature with me Liz Scott. I'm up here on Dartmoor, Just pausing. Occasionally I can hear the chirrup of a bird and you might be able to hear that too. Above my head there's some grey clouds but there's not many. There's a lot of blue sky as well and if I turn around I can see the sun dipping in the sky. I love moments like this. They're almost surreal in their serenity and I love it because I feel this deeper sense of settledness as I allow myself to connect here with the land on Dartmoor, Knowing that for generations, Hundreds, Thousands of years people have been here, Lived here and honoured this land. I know that because Dartmoor is so well known for its stone rows and stone circles and although we've now forgotten why they were built, They are still in the landscape, A legacy from a different era and I swear I feel at the corner of my mind a whisper, A kind of knowing that they're still significant. I've just forgotten what their significance is and as I feel the wind on my cheek and as I breathe in this air and as I turn and look at the miles and miles of arable fields that are down below me heading out towards the sea and the ocean, I feel this extraordinary sense of privilege and gratitude. It's in moments like this, Away from my car, My computer, My email, When I'm away from the temptation of checking on who's trying to communicate with me, When I'm away from those conversations and that nagging feeling that I need to be doing something, It's in moments like this that I feel most real. I feel most myself, Most authentic. I feel as though I am touching the energy within me. Today is just a reflection on that and an invitation for you. Do you have moments where you too touch that energy? It often happens for me when I get out in nature and I'll be curious when it happens for you. Maybe it's playing music, Maybe it's works of art, Maybe it's creativity or gardening, Cooking. When do you feel that sense of connecting with something deeper, That expansiveness of being rooted in the land? I sometimes wonder when I look at the stone roads or the stone circles up here on Dartmoor, I kind of wonder what are we leaving behind? What are we leaving in the landscape? What legacy are we leaving to the world for future generations? And as you can tell as I just breathe in this air and I feel myself and I feel a gratitude glowing within me, I just know that being here, Being here now and talking to you is such a privilege. I am so, So lucky. So my request to you is that you explore what it is for you to fall out of that busyness of life, To find those moments of simplicity and flow and connection, And to give yourself absolute permission to experience them. The more you experience those moments of flow, The more you will remember to look for them. I'd be very curious to know what you get from listening to today's Five Minutes in Nature. Just write me a comment, I always love to connect with you. And don't forget to join me again tomorrow where I'll be back with another Five Minutes in Nature.

Reviews

A lovely talk Liz. I loved when you commented that the more we experience flow in our lives, the more we remember to look for those moments. And I have felt that! I don’t know that I can describe it exactly but I think I have felt it more in the year since moving here, and began meditating with Insight Timer. It’s quite nice; peaceful, content, my heart and life feel full.
Calynne

I’ve been thinking so much lately about legacy. I just quit social media and it’s been amazing just being present. This was lovely.

This feeling of flow is very elusive for me. Maybe when I’m engaged in something with one of my young grandchildren? Or when I am engrossed in reading something I find very interesting? Hmmmm. I will try being more aware and see what happens.

I loved this quiet reflection and honoring the legacy of those before us that inhabited these same lands.

Each very early morning I sit outside. The first thing I do when I come outside I look up into the dark sky and then down to the earth and surroundings. I thank Mother Earth. Then light my candle.

I could feel he energy in your story Liz. Thank you. ✌️❤️😌

I feel this most in the very early mornings when I am alone in the stillness. I sometimes go outside and sit on the bare ground looking up at the stars- it fills me with awe and wonder, especially when I take a moment to recognize that we are made of the same stuff. ✨