Learn from nature’s patterns: torus
/Learn from nature’s patterns: torus
A tree.
A human body.
An earthworm.
The Everything Bagel. (Anyone?)
Perhaps the universe itself.
What do these have in common?
They’re all examples of the torus, a rotating, regenerative, self-perpetuating… doughnut.
A tree grows up from the ground; as it grows through seasons and cycles, it sheds leaves and disperses rain off its leaves, both of which nourish the roots and soil it needs to continue to grow.
A regenerative, self-nourishing cycle. Its own decay + shed serve its continued growth.
Human bodies, even earthworms do the same thing.
We ingest nutrients, they nourish and sustain us, then we release that sh*t back into the soil to fertilize what we need to grow to continue nourishing us—so the cycle continues.
So beautifully symbolic. Such rich, earthy wisdom.
How can the pattern of the torus be useful? Ask yourself, in both a literal + metaphorical sense:
What nourishes you? Are you proactively growing that?
What do you need to shed in order to continue to grow?
What healthy, regenerative systems + cycles can you create that continue to supply the nutrients you need without depleting the source?
What systems and cycles do you see that are NOT self-sustaining?
As we continue to examine nature, nature feeds us back: with foods, beauty, wisdom.
Regenerative cycles have an innate balance.
How can you find balance in relationship with yourself and the world?
Be the doughnut you wish to see in the world.