Nature and the Soul – Christine Valters Paintner

“Merton knew that the true mentor of the soul was nature itself. The fields, sun, mud, clay, wind, forests, sky, earth, and water are all companions for our own inner journeys.” 

— Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, Earth, Our Original Monastery: Cultivating Wonder and Gratitude through Intimacy with Nature

What guidance and wisdom have you gleaned from the elements of water, wind, earth, and fire?