Our first suggestion is to just get out - open the door and take a step. Just walk outside. It's that simple. Even if you just make it to your front porch. That's enough. Let the magic of being outside give you some energy. "If you ever find yourself empty from something you cannot know or name, find a stretch of ocean, a field, or mountainside, or even clouds, or trees. Because there are 1,000 simple ways to fill your tired soul so you can remember how to be, how to see, and

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Carry nature with you. Find something you connect to - from a stone, to a feather, to a small carving of an animal, and everything in between. Carry it with you. Whenever you feel stressed or disconnected, you know you have a piece of nature there when you need it.

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Food makes every situation better, and it gives you a nice excuse to get away from the world. Pack a meal, Invite the people you love or go alone, and allow your physical body to be refreshed, as well as your spiritual self. Oh, and don't feed the wildlife.

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Many of us do things outside for exercise - when you need to recharge try doing your exercise in a different way. Swerve your bike between the lines, run backward, etc. Be careful, but have fun - most importantly, be silly. It'll help you recharge.

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So much of the world around us comes from somewhere else. Food, plants, animals, people we don't stay where we are and that movement can be for better or worse. Find the things in your area that are original, take a deep look, why were they able to last so well for so long? What makes them adapted that climate? Find the beauty, the science, to peace and share it with someone.

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It's an easy thing to kill what bothers you. Try letting them live. Things like bees, wasps and mosquitos bother us - but they have a place in the big picture. Try appreciating what they do, the homes they build, their intricate beauty. Let them live.

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There are few things that equal the outdoors for inspiration - music is one of them.  The sound of music moving through your ears is incredible.  Make an awesome playlist to wander to - whatever works for you.  Go to your favorite green space and hike, sing, dance, or relax to the sound of the music that you love!

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Whether it be to the mail box, around the block, up a mountain, with a pet, or just the pet rock in your shoe, get outside and enjoy the fresh air. You know you want to.

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Wherever you are, no matter what you're doing, you always have your breath with you. When you're outside, just walking from your car to your work - just breathe. Focus on that breath, just for a moment. Let the fresh air fill your lungs and your soul. Let that breath sustain you for the day. You'll be outside soon enough.

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Ecologists are using hearing to count species in a given area - you can use it to recharge your batteries. Find a spot, it doesn't matter where, only that it's outside, and listen. Just listen for natural sounds. Wind in the leaves; a cricket, a dog barking, birds singing. The sounds of nature are out there, sometimes we just need to listen to what they're saying.

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Can't get outside? Bring nature, and the energy of Mother Nature, to you. Houseplants are a great way to surround yourself with green energy, even when you can't get out of your house, or work - bring the outside in.

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We all have our favorite quotes. Take a minute to write one down - use sturdy paper and a permanent marker. Tie it to a tree, or put on it so someone can find it and appreciate the quote you love.

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There is something magical about the warmth and brightness of the sun.  Sometimes it's just the thing for your batteries to stand in the sunshine, just for a moment, and let the warmth invade your skin, your lungs, your feet, the palms of your hands.  Stand, just for that moment, and spread your feet, open your arms, and let the sun warm your soul; fill your batteries.  It's worth the pause in your day.

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Because of our different back grounds and pasts, nature doesn't speak to us the same way. Find a little place where you can be alone, where nature can speak to you as you need to be spoken to. You probably already have this scared space, where do you go when you are stressed, happy, overwhelmed? Chances are, that's your sacred space. Visit it often.

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When you're feeling your batteries running low find a new app - let electronics take you outside. Catch virtual monsters, destroy alien portals, let zombies chase you. All of these things will get you back outside and recharged.

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When you're feeling disconnected take your shoes off. Walk outside. Just for a moment and touch the earth with your feet. Let them soak in the warmth or the cold; remember where you came from. Connect. Recharge.

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For some reason there is something magical about laying under trees, allowing the dabbled sun to shine down on you and just listening to the leaves talk to one another. The grass under you, the breeze on your face, the birds softly calling back and forth is enough, even for a few moments to remind us of our place in a larger world. 

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Take a minute to stop and just look at something. Get close. Take a breath and really take a look. It will take on new dimensions. As you see something in a new way, you will appreciate it more. This helps you recharge your batteries.

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Exercise makes us feel better, it relieves the symptoms of depression and anxiety for several hours, you already know that being outside makes you feel better, combine them for a powerful recharging adventure, find something you enjoy, going for a run, bike ride, long walk, get your heart rate up and get outside.

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When you find yourself outside, whether it's deep in a canyon somewhere or only in your city park - imagine what it must be like to be some part of the nature world. Imagine how a tree must see the world differently than a blade of grass or a large stone. Sit queitly near that natural element and just let it speak to you. You'll find the day only gets better.

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Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, Ralph Waldo Emerson are just a few of the incredible poets that use the outdoors as a main inspiration for their soul touching poetry. Read their works, sit in a hammock, rocking chair, or right in the dirt and read what these brilliant poets thought of the natural world.

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Being in my hammock is one of the best ways to recharge your batteries. Find a couple of good trees, string up the old hammock, crack open a good book, or even take a nap. The gentle swinging is amazingly comforting, even for ten minutes at the end of a long day. The trees and sky overhead, the sound of birds, water, wind and the shade is enough to really do you some good.

There isn't a lot that is green about rocks. But finding your place on the earth and understanding geology gives you a sense of time. There is nothing like getting outdoors with the family and rock hounding or even hunting for fossils!

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The outdoors is one of the most inspiring things we've ever known, Write about it! Let the natural world be your inspiration, set your feelings to words and let them flow. It doesn't have to be publish worthy, it has to mean something to you. You don't even have to share it, just get it on paper.

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Sometimes we get lost in our own world. To recharge your batteries, try finding a bug. Get glose. Watch them move and work; appreciate their coloring, size and movement. Get lost in something else's world for a change.

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Our days are filled with demands of all kinds - jobs, kids, house and church. It seems like there's little time for us. Some people treat themselves to a treat they can eat as a reward for a day well-lived. We suggest you treat yourself to a sunset at the end of the day. It will fill you with more joy than anything consumable and there's always another one tomorrow.

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As we wander through the outside the more we know the more likely we are to appreciate what we know about. Knowing the names of plants, animals, types of clouds and mountains helps us to be more respectful of them. Learn the names of three things in the outdoors and see if it doesn't help you too.

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Stars have always been a source of inspiration for humans; for ages we have looked to the skies to remember, imagine and renew. Find yourself a patch of dark sky and enjoy it. The jewels sparkle for you.

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Birds seem to be tireless. They sing just for themselves; their music fills the air. Tune in, listen to what they're saying and singing about. The song of birds will lift even the most tired spirit. Let their songs fill your batteries.

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