{With apologies to, and a hat tip to the estate of Ian Dury and the continuing legacy of The Blockheads.}
Sun and surf and sand in my toes
Is all my brain and body need
Sun and surf and sand in my toes
Is very good indeed
Are you singing a tune in your head?
Yeah -- I think I want to start a punk band.
OK, not really. And sun and surf and sand in my toes (or the original three from Ian Dury . . .) aren’t all my brain and body need.
But my brain and body do need sun and surf and sand in my toes.
My brain and body need more - not less - nature. I need a deeper connection with trees, soil, water, wind, and sun.
Why? Because it helps bring my system into balance. Creation is so much more than a simply a Bible story and something for human beings to use up for the sake of powering more and more machines.
Creation is a sacred, healing, core-balancing work of art.
And I need it. I just spent a few days absorbing it.
What is it that helps bring your system into balance?
Rev. Kirk Moore (he, him, his)
Kirk Moore (he, him, his) is a guitarist, vocalist, and a certified music practitioner, (CMP). He’s also the pastor of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Downers Grove, IL and a member of the executive board of the UCC Mental health Network. Find out more about therapeutic music here.
