"Whales and redwoods both make us feel small and I think that's an important experience for humans to have at the hands of nature," says Roger Payne in Jonathan White's Talking on the Water. He continues: "We need to recognize that we are not the stars of the show. We're just another pretty face, just one species among millions more." Purposefully seek out some places of grandeur in the natural world. Acknowledge your smallness in the vast scheme of things.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat in Summertime and Living Takes Practice