31 Aug Listen to Nature | August 2025

How to Listen to Nature

Cloudless Sulphur, Female

Ancient peoples listened to Nature.

They did this because they knew Nature was as much a part of them as they were a part of Nature.

So they listened to gain guidance, solutions, and wisdom.

We can do this, too. Here’s how.

🌲 Choice

We begin by choosing to listen. And most important, we choose to listen completely, without doing anything else.

🌲 Gift

Next we give our selves to Nature. This includes giving our attention, our compassion, and our vulnerability. Combined, these show respect for the life talking to you. 

🌲 Task

Now we work at being fully present. We seek to connect, to learn, and to understand. Through this, we join the voice speaking to us.

🌲 Role

When you listen, you become a partner striving to help Nature communicate. So you may ask gentle guiding questions. You may show gratitude for what you hear. And you may encourage with praise.

🌲 All

Real listening requires all of you. So you listen with your ears, with your eyes, and with your heart. Then you hear the entire message being sent.

🌲 Risk

Deep listening exposes you to new ideas. And those ideas can lead to changes. Yet, we know new ideas can make us better.

🌲 Sign

Your participation shows your values, your inner self, and your humanity. So Nature will know who you are from the way you listen.

Bougainvillea

Now, here’s an assignment: Visit with a tree, some flowers, a butterfly, or whoever is there.

Ask questions.

And then listen.

I did that today.

And Nature told me:

“Do your best in the season where you are.”

“Support those who help you.”

“Have the courage to bloom.”

And I said, “Thank you.”

Tree in Zion National Park

By the way, these suggestions also apply when we are with people.

Much success,

Steve Kaye

Note: This blog post was inspired by The Pachamama Alliance. This organization is organizing a Global Day of Listening on Sept. 21, 2025.

Click on this link to learn more: Global Day of Listening

Find More at:

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Did You Know?

The most effective way to help birds is to buy land.

Here are three organizations that excel at doing this.

1) American Bird Conservancy

2) The Nature Conservancy

3) The Trust for Public Land

Please visit their web sites to learn about the work they do.

Here’s an excellent book: The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation

You can help – Please share this blog with others.

Inspiring Respect for Nature, one bird at a time.

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