Bringing nature back to your life

It turned out that for about 5 years I did not really move out of the circle of technology – spending my work hours and hobbies also centered around digital assets and screens. Aside of regular sport, family and friends programs for the self realization I did Arduino projects, picture editing, text mining, got deep with StarCraft II, surfed social media..

Not so long ago did it dawn on me that I am missing something “down to the Earth” that requires me to interact with things that are not related to the digital technologies that I so much adore.

I decided to pick up an old hobby of mine, aquaristics, and take it to a new level. So I bought and downloaded the book (oh the irony) Ecology of the Planted Aquarium, got myself the usual starter kit and dug deep into the hobby again.

This has been 5 months ago and here is what I learnt from connecting with (a tiny part of) nature again.

It is relaxing to wait and admire the complexity of the ecosystem I am building

It is humbling to see that even with the most careful planning things might not go the way you expect – this actually helped me realize not to take everything too seriously even in other situations.

Success and failure are the same fulfilments – and both recharge me for the challenges my “regular day” brings.

I started somewhere, expecting a picture perfect representation of a lush underwater landscape – and I ended up there – but by far not in a way and through the steps that I expected.

I highly recommend you also take a break from your daily cadence – and bring something drastically different into your life to help you recharge!

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