Out in nature, in the peace and solitude of wild places, where the sound of water spilling over mossy rocks or a robin singing from a leafy branch is woven into the subtle way of things, we return to a feeling of knowing – of the land and of self. In nature, we are present to the moment without distraction, without possessing. We become receptive to a deep, spiritual communion with a living, animate world, and through this experiential moving beyond the routine of everyday life, where sounds and smells and trails leading among ancient trees guide us to a gentle place of innate familiarity, we find ourselves immersed in the warm, comforting feelings of belonging there.