Hiking and being outdoors has been something that I have enjoyed doing for years – for as long as I can remember, I enjoyed being outside, under the open sky, putting one foot in front of the other.
But… I fell off the bandwagon along the way. Looking back now, it was clear that I spent a good majority of my time trying to please others, and leaving myself on the wayside. I failed to recognize what I needed to do to align with my own energy.
Almost four years later, I’ve lost a significant amount of weight and for the first time in years, I feel as if my health is progressing in a forward motion – not stuck or stagnant from lack of diligence. I’m thinking about the journey over the last four years and the significant events that have unfolded over time that have led me to where I am today.
Vibrating on the Right Frequency?
“Perhaps your body is finally vibrating at the right frequency?” is a line I heard from my therapist – which was so powerful for me. I went home and really sat to think bout it, and look at what that meant.
Within my marriage, I was not overweight – but I was definitely curvy, and in no way was I taking care of myself in a way that felt good to me. I wasn’t moving in a way that helped me “connect” to myself, if anything, any moving I was doing was a way to escape my reality.
When I left that marriage behind, I left that version of me behind – I literally shed that dead weight (literally!) and old version of me that no longer needed to exist – so as the same when we meet our twin flame.
Meeting someone that is unique, special and that we feel an immediate connection with (our Twin) is a catalyst for us to realize the truth of who we really are – but when we are stuck in society’s way of thinking/societal programming, it teaches us to be unhappy, to be disconnected. We fill our days with work that we may not love, with stuff that never truly results in happiness, with societal expectations we see on social media – it’s all ego-based fulfillment.
Not everyone that enters our life or is in our life serves that role of a catalyst or inspiration – in fact, at the age of 39, I had yet to find someone that inspired me at the level that this beautiful man did/does. He really did set my mind and body in motion. I found myself buried in alone time that allowed me to go deep into my thoughts and process – in doing so, I found that being outside, on my own, helped me process those thoughts.
I really crave to seek out nature in my way to reconnect with my body – thankfully hiking, mountain climbing, and trail running were the best avenues to help me do that. I am definitely a high energy person, but I would much rather connect with my inner being in a more holistic and soulful way (as opposed to a disconnected way through the gym, or home gym).
I feel like God has given us the beautiful outdoors as His way to get us to reconnect with His creation – to help us move our bodies, and in doing so, help us reconnect with our inner selves, our own internal energy, to find out who we really are, to enjoy the beauty of His creation.
I can’t imagine where I would be had it not been for the miles of rugged outdoors I have put on my hiking boots. Hiking was a way for me to transmute the pain I had within and redirect that pain and negative energy into something positive that soothed my soul.
Hiking is the best therapy
For years, I buried myself in layers of lies, and toxic beliefs that weighed on me, negative energy and burdens of either not being enough or living in lack or not fulfilling my purpose. By doing what my soul was calling me to do, I felt like I was aligning with the best version of me.
When you align with that version of yourself, the lightest, highest version, everything else falls away – my health improved, my stress levels decreased, my anxiety became more tolerable and I found myself genuinely happy for the first time in years.
The man who came into my life inspired me in almost every area of my life. Coincidental? Definitely not – it takes a very special person to serve as this catalyst.
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