pimg class=”alignright” title=”Working Outdoors” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/workingoutdoors.jpg” alt=”workingoutdoors” width=”320″ height=”212″ /We#8217;ve discussed the #8220;a title=”Spiritual Encounters in Nature” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/spiritual-encounters-in-nature/”nature-deficit disorder/a#8221; running rampant throughout contemporary society before. Kids are more likely to control characters in video games who explore vast outdoor worlds (and complain about the graphics #8220;not being realistic enough#8221;) rather than get out and explore the real world themselves (which has excellent graphics, a pretty snazzy physics engine, and killer AI). Adults are likely to go entire days without stopping to smell a flower, pluck a leaf, caress a blade of grass, or even see a shred of foliage. We#8217;ve also written about some of the incredible health benefits that occur once people correct that deficit and go a title=”Forest Bathing” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forest-bathing/”forest bathing/a, or a title=”Getting Back to Nature” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/getting-back-to-nature/”hiking/a, or a title=”The Human-Animal Connection” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-human-animal-connection/”commiserating with animals/a, or even planting a a title=”Gardening is Therapy” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/gardening-therapy/”small garden on their property/a. […]

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