For those of you that live in the states, there are some places you can go that are uninhabited by humans and where wildlife exists. Even if you're not in the states, I am sure you can find a place. In these places, you can get your world shaken up in productive ways. It is here that the fears of no food and no water really make you feel alive. But, it is here that the sound of a bear or a wolf can also make you question your own judgement.

When you leave behind your cell phone it is here you can reset and ponder what life really means to you. You see, it's in these times that you realize that the thoughts of living up to the standards of women, or the world in general, begin to unravel themselves into the morning mist. At these times you can be yourself. You can be one with your thoughts, and you have no choice but to be.

It is experiences like these that make you realize why communities like this exists. It is experiences like these that help you understand why the practice of meditation was developed. You begin to realize t's because the world you know has taken so much from you. Once you're there, it isn't that your sleep schedule is fucked up so much as it is a cause of the many distractions that exist. It isn't that you're eating too much so much as it is a cause of the abundance of food around you. It isn't that you need hobbies so much as it is that boredom is a product of having everything in the world handed to you.

Walking into nature means you're leaving your problems behind. All of the guilt, anger, and self-hatred you hold so deeply within.

Understand, I do NOT say all of this to give you an excuse to indulge in the present world you live in. I do, however, say all of this so you can expereince what it means to NOT have the ABILITY to indulge whatsoever. You take it away from yourself, and all at once. By doing so, you leave yourself no options to indulge.

Once your guilt and self-hatred has disappeared, and you set foot into the wild, all that exists is fear. And, as the days move forward, you begin to feel safer and less fearful as your strength increases.

This, of course, is just the beginning of what you will see once you step foot into the wild.