diss i believe

Most of my favorite memories as a child involve the outdoors. Swimming in creeks, walking through the woods, climbing trees. The feel of wind on my face, dirt in between my toes, patchy sunlight on my skin, the taste of nature. Spending time with nothing except for clothes on my back and the nature around me. I believe that everyone should have a close relationship with nature. Nature has grown on me, and I on it. In my younger years, my mom insisted on spending time outdoors whether it was at the park a few minutes away, or a swimming hole on the side of a highway in the middle of nowhere Tennessee. My fondest memories include visiting a park called Haun Woods. It is a paradise in the middle of a concrete jungle. Compared to the steep hills covered in pine straw rolling down to a creek that lolls throughout the woods, trails and paths winding in and out of the trees and up and down the hills, the city seems to hold finite possibilities while the possibilities in nature are seemingly endless. My experiences in nature have taught me what animals look like in their natural habitat, how plants grow—how nature is ever changing. I feel as if I have grown up with the trees that have watched me grow up. Spending time with Mother Nature is among my favorite things to do. I believe in the importance of nature in my life; without it, I'd be lost.