My partner and I moved to the mountains thinking the clean air would help us both reset after years of city stress, but now we're both obsessed with our breathing patterns and air quality readings and somehow turned something that was supposed to be healing into another thing to anxiously monitor together. We used to just go for walks without checking elevation or pollen counts first.
More people experience this than they realize.
You've replaced one form of control with another, missing the actual invitation to let go that nature offers.
“Where Are You with Breathing and nature?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.