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Sun and Surf and Sand
in my Toes

April 8, 2019 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

{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?

Filed Under: Healthy Living Tagged With: Balance, creation, Ian Dury, Mental Health Network, Nature, UCC, United Church of Christ

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