MONDAY MOTIVATION MOMENT: Eco-Anxiety and How Nature Can Heal
Struggling with eco-anxiety? Nature can help. Discover how spending time in green spaces not only eases stress but also boosts happiness and mental clarity. Start your week with mindful outdoor moments to reconnect and recharge both mind and spirit. Let nature heal you as you care for it.🌿
MONDAY MOTIVATION MINUTE – Nature’s Unyielding Imagination: A Dance with the Unpredictable
Often we seek comfort in routine, in the familiar patterns that give us a sense of control. But nature? She plays by different rules. Let’s talk about what we can learn from nature’s unpredictability.
MONDAY MOTIVATION MINUTE  – Mettle may be forged in difficult times but it’s strengthened through nature’s embrace.
Difficult times will sometimes break you. That’s what happened to me one afternoon in 2019. What happened next transformed my life.
How will you handle those times when you cannot or choose to not bend and break instead?
MONDAY MOTIVATION MINUTE – John Muir is one of the most well-known outdoor enthusiasts and he hated to HIKE
How do you walk through nature…do you hike or do you saunter? You will be surprised to hear John Muir’s thoughts on hiking.
Trails of Juneau, AK – Why we love the West Glacier Trail at Mendenhall Glacier
Come with us on our hike along the West Glacier Trail at Mendenhall Glacier to see why we love this hike!
MONDAY MOTIVATION MINUTE – A Few Awesome Ways to Use Nature for Motivation and Increased Productivity
We are at the time of the year when we all like to think about things we want to do better or do for the first time. Things that we want to change to improve our lives. This is the easy part; the hard part is finding a way when your motivation wanes. For me, I turn to nature. Nature has a way of inspiring and motivating us in ways that we may not even realize. From the beauty of a sunset to the sound of a babbling brook, being surrounded by natural elements can have a positive impact on our overall well-being and mindset. But how can we use nature to our advantage when it comes to motivation and productivity? Here are a few ways to tap into the power of the natural world to stay motivated and on track: Take a walk outside. Sometimes all it takes is…
MONDAY MOTIVATION MINUTE- Remember to enjoy the memories! Or better yet, enjoy the moments!
I had a friend from college reach out to me not too long ago and we started talking about one of our backpacking trips to Cottonwood Lakes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. What a great trip and I was so happy he helped dig that memory out of my archives. After my conversation with him, it dawned on me that I hadn’t thought about that trip in a very long time and I wondered what other trips have slipped to the recesses of my mind. I spent a few minutes going through the memory catalog of my different trips and found there were quite a few I hadn’t thought about in a while. Some of these trips were amazing trips and some were noticeably more challenging but thinking back on them, I can say they were memorable! But if they were so memorable, why had I forgotten to remember them?…
MONDAY MOTIVATION MINUTE – Enjoy the Euphoria of Dancing in the Rain
What happens when you take the time to stand in the rain? Learn from our forests and experience the rain as they do!
MONDAY MOTIVATION MINUTE – The equanimity of accepting the good and bad of life
Monday Motivational Minute is about understanding and accepting life and the peace that comes with that acceptance.
MONDAY MOTIVATION MINUTE – Be extremely careful of what you practice because you will undoubtedly become good at it!
When you want to get better at something, you practice. While it can be a hopeless endeavor to try for perfection, you can always strive to get better. There is a muscle memory that is developed through repetition. And repetition comes from practicing. I can remember standing in the gym shooting 100 free throws before practice and 100 free throws after practice. I wanted to be able to hit free throws when I’m cold right off the bench and when I was dead tired at the end of overtime. So I practiced. I wanted to hike the incredible peaks of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and not be completely exhausted when I reached the summit, so I used to load up my backpack with weights and walk up and down my stairs to get ready for a backpacking trip. My muscles got stronger and my coordination better through repetition. The same…