In a message dated 7/30/2005 7:23:20 PM Central Daylight Time, mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx writes: The secret Strength of things Which governs thought, and to the infinite dome Of Heaven is as a law, inhabits thee! And what were thou, and earth, and stars, and sea, If to the human mind's imaginings Silence and solitude were vacancy? Hi, In wondering why it is that viewing Nature (whether it be the mountains, oceans/rivers/water, the desert, the seas of grasses blowing in wind, or deep woods, etc.) causes people to become reconnected with themselves...perhaps this piece of Mount Blanc does, indeed, tie the two explorations (inside and outside) together... and Sometimes, I do agree/think that when we get lost and do not know how to get reconnected again (as in sitting and remembering that doing 'such and such' *used* to make us feel better but does no longer...but still, sitting and remembering....that vacancy is so hard to be within...) is the hardest most difficult experience to walk through... But, if we even have some moments in Time which are the sweet ones--oh! Whether the internal 'aha' or external 'ooh'... and to think that, maybe, they are part of the same...hm. Many thanks, Marlena in Missouri