Lessons From Stillness

IAE 20598 - This series of posts entitled "I Am Earth" aims to foster a sense of community and open-ended discussion, encouraging readers to actively engage within themselves on the topics presented.

As the late fall weather tightened its grip on Peoples State Forest located in Barkhamsted, CT, a stillness settled over the land. Frost blanketed the ground, muffling the sounds of life, and the trees stood silent, bare against the pale sky. I followed the Earthmonk along a winding trail, our footsteps crunching softly in the frost. There was something…