Sense of place

Field Trip Experience     For this "field trip", I decided to choose to be stillness and meditate outside of my house underneath my oak tree. Here I was able to capture a picture of where I meditated. I spent about 30 minutes outside sitting while the sun was setting just enjoying the quiet moment of nature. It was my first time meditating and I never realized how pleasant just sitting in silence is. During this meditation, I was able to observe a few things.  One personal observation I was able to encounter during this meditation is my train of thought. My train of thought tends to be interrupted often by people, objects, smell, almost anything. But sitting in silence I was able to focus more and have a clearer thought without any distraction. In Robertson, it would be stated as vision. My vision was a lot more clearer during my meditation. "It is essential to create a clear vision of sustainability at the beginning of the planning process, a clear and compelling image ...