Into The Wild Unknown - Forest Fein

[Larry Robinson]

Into The Wild Unknown

It is so easy to get lost in this world, 
with all of its distractions, 
false promises, 
and shiny toys. 
Forgive yourself for getting lost. 
For not knowing where you are, 
or who you are. 
For having no clue what you truly want
or the direction you are going. 
The world we have created 
is designed to make you forget, 
is designed to make you lose your way, 
confuse you, 
disconnect you from yourself, 
and what is truly nourishing to you. 
Forgive yourself for being lost. 
Forgive others for being lost. 
To find yourself, 
find others who inspire you, 
who encourage you, 
to discover and live, 
a life that is authentic to your being. 
Fill your ecological niche. 
No Redwood is the same. 
No cloud. 
It is only the limitation of language, 
that puts everything in a box, 
flattens it, 
and destroys its unique beauty. 
Exchange words for images, 
and allow your imagination to run wild. 
Remember the rational mind will not get you there. 
The rational mind is what got us into this mess in the first place. 
Reclaim your soul. 
Reclaim your heart. 
Reclaim your body, 
as a sacred expression, 
of the indestructible mystery, 
from which we all came, 
are sustained, 
and will inevitably return. 
You are not separate from life. 
I repeat, you are not separate from life. 
This is the great confusion. 
Reclaim your seat at the table of beings and feast. 
What you accept as life, 
is but a fragment, 
a sliver, 
of what this vast universe has to offer. 
Don’t short-change yourself. 
Go on the grand adventure. 
Take leave of the familiar, 
and step into the wild unknown. 
I will meet you there. 

	- Forest Fein