Day 22: How Has Nature Changed You?
Reflect on how the wild has shaped who you are
Hey there Heroine,
We don’t just move through nature—it moves through us, too.
Your prompt for Day 22:
Write about how your relationship with nature has changed over time. How has it shaped the person you are today?
Maybe as a kid, the outdoors was your playground, a place of endless curiosity. Maybe later, it became your refuge—a place to breathe when life felt too loud. Or maybe nature has been your greatest teacher, showing you resilience, patience, or the beauty of simply being still.
Whatever your journey, take a moment today to reflect: How has the wild shaped you? What lessons has it quietly handed you over the years?
Leave a comment or share your thoughts on Substack Notes, and tag it with #LoveTheWild. I’d love to hear about the ways nature has helped you grow.
With gratitude for the ever-changing wild,
Jill
I had to sum up what the wild has taught me, it would be this: everything changes, and that’s okay.
When I was younger, nature was all adventure—riding horses on my grandfather’s farm, climbing trees, disappearing into the woods until dinnertime. It was freedom, pure and simple.
Later, it became escape—long hikes to clear my head, solo walks to process grief, the quiet steadiness of the trail when everything else felt uncertain.
Now, it feels like home. A place that holds all versions of me—the fearless kid, the searching adult, the woman who has finally learned that she doesn’t have to fight so hard, that she can just be.
The wild has been a teacher, a refuge, a mirror. And if there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s this: no matter how many times life shifts beneath me, nature will always be there—unchanged in its changing, steady in its rhythm, welcoming me back, again and again.