{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/623f04c42bee1600126655f4/681a8313609de35278fe4eef?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Messages from nature: Insights, epiphanies & notes, Episode 8","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/623f04c42bee1600126655f4/1746568150790-2cfbacca-3ded-4277-ad8c-217c492188cd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Immersing myself in nature balances and refreshes me. It also constantly surprises me with intelligent communication. In this episode, I tell the story of how nature helped me make an important decision. I also tell a cat tale, offer a metaphor, explain how my car saved me, and describe a pleasant interlude with my Portuguese neighbour.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Here is a brief extract: “My intrepid feline friend went out on cat business, as usual, first thing this morning. On her way back from visiting all the neighbours’ gardens (and her cat friends), I noticed her staring at the beautiful old almond tree in the middle of the garden. I thought she was going to sharpen her nails on the bark. But no! In a hop, skip and a jump, she leapt onto the trunk and in a few more acrobatic moves, summitted the tree where she balanced on a skinny branch at the top. I stood there amazed, in total awe of her climbing skills. But I wondered how she would manage the descent…..”</em></p><p><br></p><p>For more content, you can subscribe to posts on my <a href=\"https://theultimaterelationship.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website</a> (https://theultimaterelationship.co.uk). Or follow me on <a href=\"https://fionaprice.substack.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Substack</a> (https://fionaprice.substack.com). And if you have a Substack account you can get alerts when I post <a href=\"https://fionaprice.substack.com/notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Notes</a> in between blogs. All my content is free but donations on both platforms are gratefully received, and go towards the <a href=\"https://theultimaterelationship.co.uk/about/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Earth Collective</a> project.</p>","author_name":"Fiona Price"}