Beth, Your quotes are very good.The first one can be realated to my life as well as nature. I guess it could be a simily for all life in general. That is what nature is. Both are ever-changing, like the creekbed. Your second quote is also very good. I feel this way a lot, especially when I am in nature. Nature gives me something, spiritual, that my mind, studying in school or at work, can never give me. It is something peaceful, relaxing, and harmonious.