“Believe me, you will find more lessons in the woods than in the books. Trees and stones will teach you what you cannot learn from masters.”-St. Bernard   Nature can teach us a lot about ourselves and how to add to ourself to make us become better. A place that I go that is my favorite place is Turks and Caicos, an island in the caribbean. Not only do I love this place because it is a beautiful place to go but because I can learn many things from this island.

In Turks and Caicos the water is very still and quiet. There are barely any waves and not a lot of noise by the ocean. The calm waters teach me to become calm and relax more because my personality isn’t calm. I am very upbeat, always hyper and rarely calm. Sometimes it is good to relax and take a step back and calm down a little.

The whole environment on that island is peaceful, there isn’t a lot of noise and not a lot to do down there. The environment down in Turks is quiet and peaceful which teaches me to gain more patience. I do not have patience so, this island and it’s peacefulness shows me I can be more patient with myself and others. Also the peacefulness teaches me to make peace with others. There is no reason to hold grudges or be mad at anyone because life’s too short for that. The nature of Turks and Caicos allows me to look at myself and see how I can become more patient and make peace with others.

Not only is the water calm in Turks, it is crystal clear. You can see anything in the water, absolutely anything. When I gaze at the baby blue clear water it teaches me a lesson to clear my mind of everything and be happy with what is happening in my life at that moment. The water shows me to focus on the here and now and to not look ahead in the future because what is happening in the moment. The clear water is a great reminder to be happy and clear my mind of unhappiness and negative thoughts.

Nature can teach you many things about yourself and how to become a better individual if you can open your eyes to see yourself and what is around you. Turks and Caicos teaches me many things about my personality and how I can be more patient and peaceful because I am the opposite. Turks is one of my favorite places because it is beautiful but also because the environment continues to teach me lessons every time I go to that island. “Commit to finding the true nature of art. Go for that thing that no one can teach you.”-Anna Smith