Are You in Touch With Your Wild Side?

New Zealand Wilderness

By Mary Jaksch

Are you in touch with your wild side?
I mean the hidden part of you that is raw and powerful.

Its easy to lose touch with that wellspring of creativity, passion, and power.

When we lose touch with our wild side, we lose something precious. Something that turns our life from ordinary into extraordinary.

There is a simple way to connect with your wild side: experience wilderness.

If you live in an urban area, it may be difficult to access wilderness areas. If thats the case for you, read on to find a simple solution.

How wilderness experience can change your life

  • Wilderness has few or no tracks
    What that means for our life is that you give up a herd mentality and start to forge your own unique path through life. No matter what others think or say.
  • Wilderness shows the raw beauty of nature
    If youve ever been in a wilderness area, you may have experienced a sense of awe and wonder at the beauty of nature. This is a spiritual experience where we open up to the vastness that lies beyond a self-centered focus.

    The video clip below shows a hot waterfall I found recently in a wilderness area of New Zealand. If you are reading this in an email, click here to watch it.

  • Wilderness brings out the survivor within us
    Each one of us has untapped powers of survival. When we get a sense of this hidden reservoir of power, we can apply it to our daily life in order to go beyond the limitations we imagine.
  • Wilderness makes us self-reliant
    In order to be safe in w! ildernes s, we need to take heed of possible dangers and prepare accordingly. This teaches us self-reliance.
  • Wilderness is dangerous
    Every wilderness area has hidden dangers. What this teaches us is to have courage and it brings out the warrior within. We are all warriors in our wild heart. That doesnt mean that we need to be aggressive. We can learn to be peaceful warriors.It means that we face and overcome challenges. Instead of curling up and giving up.

But how does this apply if you cant get away from your city desk?

Life itself is actually a wilderness experience. Its unpredictable. You know about that if you have an accident, or a loved one gets ill, or you lose your job.

If you want to get in touch with your wild side even if you cant get into a wilderness area there is something simple you can do.

Look at the sky.

When you look up, you look into vast space.

Take a moment each day to look at the sky.

Breathe in deeply and remind yourself that life is trackless, and that you are wild at heart.

What about your wild side? Please share your thoughts in the comments.
photo by Solidether

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