As I step into my backyard, I am transported into another world. I have learned that the transition between nature and civilization is the difference between calmness and calamity. My backyard is the conduit of this peaceful change. As I enter it, I am no longer in the highly planned world of a housing development. It is as if I entered a world that is all my own, a world where I get the feeling …showed first 75 words of 1035 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1035 total…limits. At night, I have no boundaries. In my mind, the world is mine to travel. Each time I walk in my backyard, it provides me with a place for quiet reflection and contemplation. It is the type of environment where I can obtain mindfulness. It evokes quiet or explosive responses, depending on what time of day it is. I find my backyard to be one of the most relaxing and peaceful places I know.