Tag: civilization

Friluftsliv is both the practice of purposefully spending significant amounts of time outdoors and the emotion that this practice engenders.

As we grow up to become members of civilization, we are urged to plan ahead. We’re told not to go out into the world when our bodies come of age, but to stay… more emotion Spontaneity

People are animals, evolved on a wild planet. Yet, in recent generations, the majority of human life is experienced apart from nature. Under the COVID-19 pandemic, this separation from the natural world was… more emotion Chrysalism

Usually, when we enter into an activity, we hold some part of ourselves back from it. We engage, but with one skeptical eye, questioning whether we’re doing the right thing, looking for signs… more emotion Abandon