Concrete Lives, Asphalt Journeys

We were at the Co-op for a night of Celtic music last Saturday and our conversation turned to our lack of encountering the natural world. My wife said the following:

I spend the majority if not all of my work days on concrete or asphalt. From the time I get up, when I walk on the sidewalk to my car, to being at work all day and coming home to our apartment. I hardly ever get the chance to actually walk on grass!

That made quite an impression on me. For how many of us does that statement become true. Reflect back on your typical day. How much of it are you encountering the natural world? It could be as simple as taking your shoes off and walking on the grass. Make a promise to yourself that this Spring you will make and effort to walk on the grass barefoot a little more if nothing else.