Connecting with the earth and nature gives me a very different perspective on which to base my environmental endeavours. Feeling a deep connection with nature, and experiencing myself as part of our living, breathing planet – not separate from it – supports me in acting for positive change, and earth care, in a natural and passionate way.
I’m motivated and I act because of the love, respect and connection I feel for nature; not because I’m fearful that, as humans, we’re trashing the planet and we’re all going to die.
I have felt this way since I was a young person, exploring my grandparents’ garden. Simply spending periods of time in nature, especially forests, supported me to deepen this sense of connection with all of nature: to sense myself as a part of our beautiful blue-green planet earth.