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I've realized that most of my fears and anxieties have to do with other people. When I get out into the woods alone all of that just washes away. My problems become irrelevant because it's only me. I turn into a child again, making noises at birds, stopping to look at mushrooms, and just allowing a sense of unpretentious wonder to overtake me. Without the presence of other people to observe me I get to simply be in an unconscious and secure way. It's the only relief I can find. The hard part isn't getting up the mountain, the hard part is working up the courage to go back down into the world.
