Michael Glass: “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately…” — Henry David Thoreau
Growing up, my sister and I spent mo
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately…” — Henry David Thoreau
Growing up, my sister and I spent most Sunday afternoons wandering the lowland hardwood forest behind our farm.
Swinging across creeks on muscadine vines.
Catching tadpoles and frogs.
Listening for snakes in the leaves.
Coming home muddy, scratched up, and completely alive.
Back then, nature was not something we scheduled time for.
It was simply where life happened.
The woods taught us curiosity.
The creek taught us exploration.
The snakes taught us awareness.
And silence taught us how to pay attention.
Looking back now, I think many of the things I value most in life were formed there long before I had words for them.
Wonder.
Freedom.
Respect for nature.
Comfort with solitude.
A sense that life was meant to be experienced directly, not merely observed through a screen.
Maybe that’s why those memories still feel sacred.
Some places do more than hold memories.
They help shape who we become.
#LifeWellLived #Thoreau #Emerson #Whitman #Nature #ChildhoodMemories #Reflection #Wonder #SimpleLiving #AuthenticLiving #MindfulLiving #HumanBeing #ForestLife #SlowLiving #Presence #CrypTok
Michael Glass: “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately…” — Henry David Thoreau Growing up, my sister and I spent mos
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately…” — Henry David Thoreau Growing up, my sister and I spent most Sunday afternoons wandering the lowland hardwood forest behind our farm. Swinging across creeks on muscadine vines. Catching tadpoles and frogs. Listening for snakes in the leaves. Coming home muddy, scratched up, and completely alive. Back then, nature was not something we scheduled time for. It was simply where life happened. The woods taught us curiosity. The creek taught us exploration. The snakes taught us awareness. And silence taught us how to pay attention. Looking back now, I think many of the things I value most in life were formed there long before I had words for them. Wonder. Freedom. Respect for nature. Comfort with solitude. A sense that life was meant to be experienced directly, not merely observed through a screen. Maybe that’s why those memories still feel sacred. Some places do more than hold memories. They help shape who we become. #LifeWellLived #Thoreau #Emerson #Whitman #Nature #ChildhoodMemories #Reflection #Wonder #SimpleLiving #AuthenticLiving #MindfulLiving #HumanBeing #ForestLife #SlowLiving #Presence #CrypTok
