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Nani Lei And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.”
~John Muir

I have read this quote many times…and if in the words, a seed was planted, Marc, you have given me sunshine for growth. Thank you for introducing him to me…

It turns out, that John Muir immigrated from Scotland to the great state of Wisconsin…about an hour a way from my home! At the age of 22, he had an epiphany under a black spruce tree while attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A fellow student gave him his first lesson in botany and he wrote this in his autobiography:

“This fine lesson charmed me and sent me flying to the woods and meadows in wild enthusiasm."

He was known as the “Father of State Parks”. There are 66 state parks here in Wisconsin and it’s on my “bucket list” to visit every one. I have visited 11 thus far, and next up… “ The John Muir Trail”.

The synchronicity now has an identity and his experiences will shape my own.

Marc Sales » Nani Lei Photographs taken by Carleton E. Watkins in Yosemite:

http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/…

Marc Sales » Marc Sales Selection of articles and writings online by J. Muir:

http://www.yosemite.ca.us/john_muir…

Marc Sales » Marc Sales Contributions and account of the life of J. Muir in:

https://vault.sierraclub.org/john_m…

https://imgur.com/SUp5Cuo

Marc Sales » Marc Sales On Muir´s legacy:

http://www.rodandoporelmundo.com/40…

https://www.anseladams.com/

https://www.gettyimages.es/fotos/…#

https://blog.rtve.es/distritolatino…

"Stay close to the heart of nature and its clear breaking of distances. Climb a mountain from time to time or spend a week in the forest. Your spirit will return totally clean."

Marc Sales » Marc Sales (‘Nature’) Thoreau´s Poems:

Oh Nature! I do not pretend
Be the highest in your choir,
Be meteor in the sky,
or the comet that rises higher;
Only soft wind that can blow
among the reeds downstream;
Give me your most private corner
Where I can run my stream lightly.

Somewhere in the meadow, without an audience
Let me rattle, sighing the rush
or in the forest on leaf litter,
Whisper to the still of the evening
just so I can be with you
Offer me some work that I can do

Well I prefer to be your son
and disciple, in the wild forest,
than to be king of men anywhere else,
and the most obedient of your slaves
I could have a moment of your dawn
rather than living a desolate year in the city.


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My life has been the poem
that I should have written;
but I couldn´t do both
recite it and live it.

(‘My life has been the poem’)
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In vain I see the morning rise,
I look in vain at the glow of the West,
I who absentmindedly looked at other skies,
imagining life differently.

In the midst of such inexhaustible wealth,
I´m still alone, poor inside
the birds have already sung the departure of summer,
when my spring has not yet begun.

I should then wait for the autumn wind,
forcing me to look for a gentler day,
and not leave behind strange nests,
For don´t the forests still resonate in my song?

(‘The Poet´s Delay’)

Marc Sales » Nani Lei Yes Nani, you perfectly understood synchronicity. It is a beautiful photograph of a forest dweller.

As I told VenusHouse, all of these nature philosophers will be reborn to an upcoming incarnation as Astrologers. !!

Marc Sales Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) in Spanish and English in 30 Books:

https://grandeseducadores.wordpress.com/…

Marc Sales » Marc Sales Ha ha, an instructional video ----> https://www.youtube.com/watch/…

Marc Sales » Marc Sales and another

-----> https://www.youtube.com/watch/…

Marc Sales » Marc Sales An interesting interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch/…

Marc Sales » Marc Sales A biography of J. Muir on video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch/…

Nani Lei » Marc Sales “Well I prefer to be your son
and disciple, in the wild forest,
than to be king of men anywhere else,
and the most obedient of your slaves
I could have a moment of your dawn
rather than living a desolate year in the city.”
~Thoreau

True to my heart too. I always feel closer to God when I see the beauty in nature.