Opinion Today: When you feel stuck, go outside

The natural world always has more to offer than you think. 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When the country shut down about a week later, I asked a friend to check in on my plants as I settled into my childhood bedroom for the long haul. Like so many of us, I witnessed the death toll climb in horror. I’d lie awake at night, wondering what would become of us all. To cope, I’d set out every morning to walk underneath the canopy of majestic live oak and strangler fig trees in our neighborhood. On weekends, I’d borrow my mom’s car and drive west to Big Cypress National Preserve. There I’d meet one of my dearest friends, and together we’d tread through trails the swamp would soon reclaim in the wet summer months. I can still feel the wind cooling my forehead, as it did when we pedaled through beautiful cypress forests. From time to time we’d stop and cede the path to alligators searching for pools of fresh water. As the weeks passed, I continued to convene with nature. At my mother’s house, I began cultivating my own orchids. I’d step outside to check on them throughout the day, whenever I needed a break from the new working normal of virtual meetings. The Mexican American writer and poet Raquel Vasquez Gilliland grew up not far from where I did in Florida. In a soothing [guest essay for Times Opinion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9_CmP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNC9vcGluaW9uL25hdHVyZS1nYXJkZW5pbmctc3Bpcml0dWFsaXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA5MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzODY3Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZRSmaxVlk-mpYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), she captures what I felt so viscerally during lockdown, that “spending a few moments outdoors can help us feel more connected.” When she feels anxious or stuck on a story, she too seeks nature, allowing its stories to feed her own. 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But after spending time with Raquel’s essay, I’ve resolved to take daily walks to our community garden before sunset. As the fall settles in, I’ll contemplate how the light hits the trees that dot its perimeter as they “change from green to citrine, smoky topaz and shades of ruby.” I just might even take my shoes off. [Read the essay here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm9_CmP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNC9vcGluaW9uL25hdHVyZS1nYXJkZW5pbmctc3Bpcml0dWFsaXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzA5MjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzODY3Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTkzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZRSmaxVlk-mpYlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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