Day 21: The Wildest Book You’ve Ever Read
Share a book that deepened your love for nature
Hey there, Heroine,
Some books change the way we see the world. Others make us want to walk right out our front door and disappear into the wild.
Your prompt for Day 21:
Share a book that deepened your love for nature or made you see the outdoors in a new way.
Maybe it was Braiding Sweetgrass, weaving together indigenous wisdom and ecology. Maybe it was Wild, reminding you that sometimes the best way to find yourself is to get a little lost. Maybe it was a novel where the landscape became its own kind of character—rugged, untamed, full of possibility.
Whatever it was, let’s talk about it. What book made you fall deeper in love with the wild? What words stayed with you?
Leave a comment or share your pick on Substack Notes, and tag it with #LoveTheWild. Who knows—your recommendation might just inspire someone else’s next great read.
With a backpack full of books and a heart full of stories,
Jill
In high school, I picked up a copy of Illusions: Confessions of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach (who also wrote Jonathan Livingston Seagull). The main character flies a biplane around the country, which is a different kind of wild, I guess. But my take aways were to slow down and notice things, stray off the beaten path, and be prepared take care of yourself--be self-sufficient. To let go of the idea of control, and understand that there are many different realities. The more simply you live, the simpler your needs and possessions, the easier it is to enjoy life.
#lovethewild