Finding Post-Election Peace In Nature - Editorial
It has been a busy week. We probably all felt it. Our newsroom was all hands on deck, preparing to deliver some of the most robust election coverage the Enterprise has ever seen. Plans and schedules were put in place, we got our process down pat and ran it like a well-oiled machine into the wee hours of Wednesday morning and picked right back up again before the rest of the Cape even woke up from the previous night’s slumber.
For that, we can unequivocally say that we are proud of each person in our newsroom who helped make that happen.
But being busy can take its toll. By midday on Wednesday, we needed a bit of respite and set out for a stroll to clear our minds and refocus.
There really is nothing better for the soul than getting outdoors and reconnecting with nature. As we walked, we took note of the physical world around us: the midday sunshine, already waning, bathed everything in a glorious golden light. Leaves carpeted our path, reflecting more hues of yellows, oranges and reds; their rustling, along with the wash of warm colors, soothed our nervous system, bringing it from haywire to grounded in just a few minutes.
As we took in the view that splayed out in front of us—boulders clumped together or arranged in crude lines; thick tree trunks, some twisted and gnarled, others lively and sprawling—we found peace in the constancy of nature and the reliability of its cycle. Humans have a lot of power and will do what they may; regardless, though nature will carry on as it always has. The leaves will always turn and fall, the boulders will endure, as will the trees, the vegetation, and the critters that reside there. That is how it always has been, and always will be.
And that gives us solace during busy, chaotic, or otherwise turbulent times such as this. It helps keep us even-keeled when we feel otherwise overstimulated and need to disconnect. Connecting with Mother Nature is, for us, peaceful. It is a reminder that the natural world really is a beautiful place—all it asks is that you take the time to stop, disconnect and truly look.