What I did today,
roaming in untamed
forest, was a reminder
of the magnitude and
beauty and power of
nature. Curling around
cliff lines, peaking
between enormous
fallen rocks, catching
drips and spiderwebs,
edging through
rhododendron, and
swishing along streams
opened up hidden depths
within me, long-forgotten
instincts ingrained through
generations of evolution.
We are made for this.
I often sit in wonder, but
there’s nothing like
immersing myself within
these wild green hills
off-trail, away from
humanity’s beaten path,
to imprint within my soul
deep awe and gratitude
that I exist at all.