Feel the birds flying out of the forest

Look up instead of down, see the crowns of trees who've been growing since before you were born and will likely live after you die.

Any number of things can bring on the static, the tight jaw, whatever manifestation of stress or sadness or despair you experience, but as my co-worker and friend wrote in response to a recent tragedy in our town:

Go outside in a beautiful, evolving, indifferent world and be.

Laurel Hunter

Laurel Hunter

Central Oregon, USA