The Evolving Adventure

Thanks for listening friends! Today I share a bit about my experiences over the past couple of weeks: death, unexpected endings and potential opportunities, unanticipated injuries and a LOT of sunshine. I felt it would be beneficial to share some of my thought processes and reflections in light of going through a few traumatic experiences in the space of a few days. To me, it's just life, and I keep going... but it's also beneficial to share strategies and techniques for managing life as it comes up. 

During the episode I refer to episode 100 with Realist Idealist discussing the difference between jumping into or jumping out of life, quote Robbie Burns, and share a perspective about which meridians flow through the tooth I broke... and how that relates to the emotions I experienced and sought to subconsciously self-manage with a significant injury.

Fret not, friends: I'm fine, and by the time this comes out... the dentist's kids' tuition will be halfway paid, I'll be back from a backcountry adventure and eating solid food again. 

As always, connect with me at [email protected] for questions, comments and guest suggestions. You can also follow the wisdom I glean as I create life on Instagram: @cactusmoose.

Thank you for listening today, friends! It's Episode 102, and today's topic is the wisdom from Eyes of the Eagle which I accessed through the free oracle cards available on Colette Baron-Reid's website. It's a gem that connects with much of my experience over the past 72 hours, before pondering the couple of years before that. It's always fun for me to look for deeper meaning in the seemingly-random "coincidences" that define my experience. 

As always, #optoutside and enjoy the lovely living world around us, friends. Connect with me at [email protected] with questions, comments and guest requests. I'm excited to have more guest on the show in the next few months as we all expand and support each other.

Thank you for listening, friends! 

I'm celebrating the entry to triple-digit numbers with an episode sharing my thoughts about how we can all be an inspiration to someone else. Wherever you are at in your life situation, job title, relationship status, athletic achievements, education, business savvy and all other avenues or situations in life, you're an inspiration to someone else. There's someone out there wondering if they could make the change(s) you made... and we all have an opportunity to assist others who are where we used to be. 

Also, whatever situation you've left in your life takes courage, and it's important to acknowledge and appreciate it. Wherever you are, whatever you're doing, whichever thing you've left in the past, I appreciate your willingness to embrace the discomfort of leaving something familiar to experience what other possibilities exist.

Again, as always, thank you for listening. Y'all can connect with me through [email protected] for questions, comments and guest suggestions. I appreciate feedback and enjoy hearing from listeners.

Here's to wonderful adventures, happiness, and some rejuvenating time outdoors today!

I've got Realist Idealist back to celebrate the milestone 100th episode of Wisdom of the Wilderness... and want to thank you, the listeners, spread out amongst 42 countries.

This is a wide-ranging conversation (as usual) covering spiritual aspects of navigating life and the balance between planning versus going with the flow. We spontaneously create new words, ponder the role of horses in catalyzing personal growth and cultural change, consider the energetic differences of jumping into or out of a situation, and reminisce about how the Universe provides gifts to us in the form of synchronicities when we're on the right track. There are heaps of nuggets of wisdom in this chat between friends: we ponder attachment to identity, seeing evidence of possibility rather than lack, and the space that opens up when releasing longtime hobbies... complete with real life examples.

We reference a number of topics that can be further investigated through these links:

14ers.com is my favorite website for accessing route descriptions, trailhead directions, photos, trip reports and conditions when hiking the 14,000' peaks in Colorado.

Moab, Utah is one of my favorite areas... the landscape and energy of the rock formations, canyons and mesas, arches and ecology is magical. The Moab Information Center has great resources, friendly volunteers and maps. To learn about the area I suggest reading my favorite book, Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey, as it derives from his journals as a park ranger in Arches before it was developed.

Realist Idealist partners with a BLM mustang, a wild/feral horse who was adopted after formerly ranging freely. Mustang herds across America are caught in the middle of a protracted political debate concerning their future on the rangelands.

As always, connect with me at [email protected] with questions, comments and guest suggestions. I enjoy reading listener comments, especially how episodes have influenced your lives.

Until next week, opt outside and enjoy some quiet time in nature today, friends.

Big thank you to the listeners from all 42 countries! Today's episode walks through a bit of my journey from urban office to a variety of "Wait... what happened? ... really?" stories from the adventures I've had at work. There's value to everyone's individual dreams - perhaps today is the day to start pondering whether you want to wait until retirement to do that, or just start today...?

As always, connect with me at [email protected] with questions, comments and guest suggestions. Here's to a lovely day for all of y'all, and remember to #optoutside for some fresh air, sunshine and good vibes.

Thank you for listening, friends! Today I'm sharing some lessons from the beach, and how they can be used to help is grow and work with what's happening in our lives. 

As always, connect with me at [email protected] with questions, comments and guest suggestions... or to share your favorite way to enjoy the beach.

Until next week, #optoutside and take some deep breaths fo fresh air!

Thank you for listening again today, friends! Today I'm sharing about my trail run yesterday, and the way our vision and perspective can change as we get more experience route-finding, at a job or while creating a relationship. 

As always, contact me at [email protected] with questions, comments and guest suggestions. Here's to a wonderful adventure today as you #optoutside

Today's episode is a tale of what happened, and what I learned, by saying yes and trusting my intuition. Thank you for listening!

As always, connect with me at [email protected] with questions, comments and guest suggestions. Until next week, enjoy the sun and #optoutside!

It's been a challenging time as I've encountered technical difficulties that resulted in the non-recording of three episodes... Thank you for your support, and here's to being back in top shape by July.

As always, connect with me at [email protected] with comments, questions and guest suggestions. #optoutside and enjoy some time in nature today!

Thank you for listening, friends! I was listening to a great podcast with Luke Storey about water, and one of the ideas stuck with me. Those words and idea inspired today's episode where I talk about the ways movement helps us grow in life thanks to what we see with water out in nature. 

As always, connect with me at [email protected] with questions, comments and guest suggestions. Until next week, #optoutside and enjoy the beauty all around us!