The Draw of Nature

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”
― John Muir

I’m starting this post not having any idea what I will right or where I will finish. I’m taking my own advice today: do what you love without worrying about the outcome.

Today, I am feeling the pull of nature inside of me and outside of me. Dreaming about spending a long weekend in the trees near Mount Shasta. Missing the tumbling sounds that a rapid makes in a river. Looking for an image that transports me to that magical, mystical place I love to be: Nature.

Most weekdays for me are very tame: I wake up, pet the dogs (they are sitting on top of me so there is no way around it), let Po back in from the backyard, get my kids ready for school, take the pups for a walk in the neighborhood – on the sidewalks! – so I can get to Hot Yoga on time. Then it’s a shower and work, picking up kids, making dinner, and getting everyone ready for bed. It’s all very civilized.

While part of me adores my life, another part of me longs for the wilds and the winds and the unknowns of nature. That part is pulling me to just tap into that nature within me today. My Inner Daily Wild.

So, I’m connecting to that part of me that is wild, natural, raw, unfinished, rough around the edges and letting it come with me as I pick up kids and volunteer at a school event and basically be a responsible citizen today.

But on Saturday, Dazzle and Po and I will hike in the hills and swim in the creek and I will restore my inner harmony, my Inner Wild, my True Nature.

Where do you go to re-connect with your Wild??