Get out. Move.

Day 8 - “Get out. Move.” Those are words that I took to heart from a close friend who grew up navigating the woods. It’s so simple, yet profound, and I didn’t really digest its gravity until I had been on my Western journey for a few years. 

The impact of those words only hit after I began to become comfortable in my new and wild environment. Over time I found myself frequenting the same areas, the same draws, and the same sections of river. Unbeknownst to me, I fell into the same trap that I had while living in my suburban 9-5 world – I let comfort and familiarity creep in.

Now. There is nothing inherently wrong with this. We all seek comfort in our surroundings, and being comfortable in a wide open and natural place was amazing (and better than the suburban alternative), but I was still stagnating my own growth potential by not getting out further, not pushing over that next ridge line, and not accepting that at times I just needed to “Get out. (and) Move.”

Daily Prompt: What areas of your life are you stagnating in? Where do you find yourself gravitating back toward because of its familiarity? What areas could you benefit from by “getting out and moving around somewhere (or some concept) new?”:

Motivational Passage:

He who climbs up the highest mountains laughs at all of the tragedies, real or imagined.

-Friedrich Nietzsche

Rewilding Action: If you are sitting at your desk on this Friday morning, take some time to look up local state parks near you. Find somewhere you have never been and go there. Walk around, track how the newness and unfamiliarity makes you feel, and be in the moment of feeling “out of place.” Do you feel engaged? Scared? Curious? Take it in and try to make this a monthly exercise.

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