A Walk in Nature walks the Soul back Home — Mary Davis

Do you know that feeling — that you've lost connection with yourself?

As if a raw emptiness has opened up in the place where you were once so deeply connected.

That place where you used to live every day with intention, clarity, and direction — moving straight and full of passion toward your goals…

…and then suddenly, nothing remains but uncertainty, struggles and complete defeat.

I know that feeling very well. I’ve lived it. I know how difficult, confusing, and painful it is — and how misunderstood I felt in that experience, especially because it dragged on for so long and I seemed trapped in a vortex of repeating patterns and cycles.

Because there was a time when I felt so happy, one with my true self and with nature.

I flowed with her rhythm, felt strong and aligned, held, light and deeply connected.

It was as if I had finally reached a state of Being where, independent of circumstances or people, I could experience pure joy and deep balance within myself.

After three and a half years of being single, and after much inner work and life-changing experiences, I trusted that life and relationships would become easier from that point forward — because I finally felt the pure connection with myself and stood firmly in balance…

…Until the intense dynamics of a new relationship, constant stress and uncertainty, extreme challenges, shifting circumstances and an overstimulated nervous system slowly but surely began to consume my pure being and inner strength.

I let myself be swept away by the overwhelming current and found myself in a constant struggle — within myself and with the world around me.

Everything that once inspired and motivated me, everything I believed in — including myself and my dreams — suddenly seemed gone, meaningless…

as if everything had vanished into a black hole, right where my fiery heart used to overflow with passion, love and creation.

Exhausted, tense and empty, only one belief remained:

the connection is gone; I have lost myself. I can no longer feel my heart; All is gone.

In that feeling, I grieved. It felt like I was mourning my own death: the death of who I once was, and of the connection and support I had always found in nature, but which now seemed unreachable. I felt like a shadow of my own existence.

Drained of inspiration, cut off from my creativity and completely blocked in the free expression that once flowed through me so naturally and abundantly.

When I opened up about this, some friends gently told me:

‘The connection is still here. You Are connected. It may feel as if you’ve drifted far from home, but it hasn’t gone. What you long for is simply to feel it again — to reawaken it.’

In that moment I couldn’t grasp it, because I couldn’t feel the connection at all.

By clinging to the belief that the connection — and everything I had — was gone, I kept sabotaging myself.

What eventually helped me?

First, I acknowledged my feelings honestly — without feeling guilty.

I accepted that I was grieving: this is how it feels for me now, and that’s okay.

Forgiving myself and understanding that this was allowed to be here, even in a world around me that kept spinning, performance- driven, while I was in another dimension, estranged from myself and my environment.

Slowly I allowed the feedback of others to enter and opened myself more and more to the mirrors that showed me the connection is here, even if I (still) didn’t feel it.

That my beliefs were the very thing blocking my life’s natural flow.

By opening to another perspective, space was created to step out of the patterns.

Then I took responsibility — because I longed to guide my own process with awareness and intention.

I took responsibility for my well-being, my body, my emotions, my soul, and my happiness.

And I acknowledged that where I was — within myself and in my environment — was no longer fertile ground for my soul to grow and bloom.

Deep within, I knew: I am worth far more, and my truth is real.

Something had to change

With that willpower, I consciously chose self-respect, self-love, setting boundaries, and staying true to my core values.

I let go of what had been draining me for years and no longer added any value to my well-being.

It took all my courage and loving strength to choose myself.

With the inner peace and space that arose from that, and with the loving attention I gave myself, I slowly began to feel my pure energetic heart again.

At first subtly, every now and then. Then more often, still beating beneath the layers of grief, pain, broken trust, and mourning.

Every layer asked to be felt and given space before I could release it.

I acknowledged that my intuition is always right, that my heart speaks a clear truth even before my mind understands it.

That my deep sensitivity is my greatest gift — and that I can fully trust it.

I forgave myself for ignoring it and for the ways I sabotaged myself because of that.

And from then on, I promised to stay true to my intuition, to my heart.

By taking part in a personal development course, sharing my experiences, many walks in nature, meditation practices and breathwork, I found my way back to my heart and soul.

I came home again, by re-membering. Not only remembering who I truly am, but also lovingly honoring my essence.

Today I am grateful for what I have experienced. It has expanded my awareness, deepened my wisdom, and strengthened my trust in my intuition.

It has brought me closer again to my true essence and to the work I am here to do in service of the greater whole.

After all those years of feeling lost, once again, I live from a place of trust — from intuitive knowing and feeling, from authenticity, and in deep connection with nature and my inner nature.

Creativity flows again, with fresh ideas and inspiration for the future. My resilience is only getting stronger, and I see now that the dreams I once mourned as lost are in truth only being reshaped :)

I find happiness and love within myself, I honor my heart with awareness, and I listen closely to what it wants to tell me — for her wisdom is my guide.

Each day I honor my boundaries and core values to protect my well-being and inner peace— even when it means letting others down or sitting with the raw feeling of rejection.

I choose instead to stay true to myself and take responsibility for my choice, while releasing the guilt for how others may respond..

So if you feel estranged from yourself, your heart, and your soul, know this: the connection is still there. Even if you (don’t) feel it yet.

Maybe it lies buried under beliefs, stories, conditioning, stress, or deep sorrow… but in essence, you always carry your heart and your true nature within you.

You are and remain connected.

It takes courage, willpower, and self-love to break free from the struggle of patterns and beliefs. But know this: you can do it, and you can trust the process.

Sometimes it may be as simple as a walk in nature — to see the forest again, and not just the trees.

It may be there — where shadows turn to light, in the murmur of the leaves and the whispers of the woods — that your soul remembers its way back home.

As a nature-based coach, I’d be honored to walk alongside you whenever you feel lost, confused, or disconnected.

With nature, I’ll guide you toward empowerment — helping you make choices rooted in your values and aligned with your true self.

In this way, you rediscover trust and confidence, and take steps guided by the wisdom of your heart.

From that place, you can continue your path with clear intention, direction, deep connection, and an open heart

A walk in nature walks the soul back home. 🌿

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