Nature Wisdom

Nature seems to have its own wisdom. The world turns, the sun rises and

sets every day, and seasons change in reliable mystery as life unfolds in a

series of spiraling cycles. Most of the time we pay no attention to these

earthly rhythms and are just caught up in the tasks of daily life. But occasionally,

something catches us off guard, like the mysterious weavings of a

yellow garden spider, and we find ourselves agog contemplating the wonder

of nature and what such “nature wisdom” might teach us for daily living,

or even for our work with adult learners.

-Elizabeth J. Tisdell