It’s almost spring! I thought it appropriate and relevant to talk about transitions and share some wisdom for navigating them as we shift into the season of new growth and possibilities. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wisdomofthewilderness/message ..read more

Courage Determination Bravery --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wisdomofthewilderness/message ..read more

Did Not Finish (DNF) a race doesn’t define who you are. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wisdomofthewilderness/message ..read more

Today I delve into some of the questions and meanings we can consider when more desert animals cross our path. I'd forgotten about javelina and coyote as I recorded the previous episode, so decided to add them in here. Javelina showed up for me last week in southern Arizona while I was driving at night: a family of four curiously investigating part of the desert. In a curious twist of fate, the day I recorded the episode, coyotes showed up multiple times both before and after. One place was in the book I finished that morning, about a tree in Haida Gwaii entitled The Golden Spruce by John Vail ..read more

Thank you for listening, friends! Today's run surprised me with three different lizard or gecko sightings. I thought that since they were spaced throughout my 7.5 mile run that there was likely a message for me in the guise of their wisdom. To my trusty Medicine Cards deck I went, and discovered lizard/gecko medicine is about dreaming. We discuss dreaming the future into your perceived reality, and some steps to take to bring those far-off goals into your lived experience. As always, you can contact me on Instagram or at cactusmoose@protonmail.com with questions, comments and guest suggestions ..read more

Thanks for listening today, friends! It's a solo episode discussing the wisdom of some of my favorite desert beings: the saguaro cactus, roadrunner, owl and desert tortoise. Inspiration for the episode comes from Symbols of the Southwest National Parks Service Jamie Sams & David Carson --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wisdomofthewilderness/message ..read more

Today’s solo episode shares a bit of my experience focusing on gratitude, and some ways we can flip a perspective to seeing something to be grateful for in any situation we might find ourselves in. Connect with me on Instagram @cactusmoose or cactusmoose@protonmail.com with questions, comments and guest suggestions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wisdomofthewilderness/message ..read more

Happy 2024, friends! We're starting the year off with Realist Idealist for another discussion... this time about the importance of rest. Realist Idealist has made a point over the past 8 months to incorporate scheduled rest into her schedule... turns out, it ain't so easy. We chat about her motivation to schedule rest, what's out of balance, the history of a sabbath day or full day of rest, the importance of recharging both psychologically and spiritually, and how her rest days change as her life ebbs and flows. Other topics that pop up are challenging the 9-5/8-4 Monday to Friday concept of ..read more

Thank you for listening today, friends! We've got a great episode with Heidi Jorgenson, an inspiring ultrarunner, obstacle course racer (OCR), and sponsored Speedland athlete in Arizona. Connect with her on Instagram or TikTok. We cover a number of topics including mindset, bringing dreams to reality, the challenges of ultramarathons, how she became an OCR athlete, how she became a contestant on 3 seasons of American Ninja Warrior, and some of her bucket list items and long term goals. It was fun to record out at Tempe Town Lake on a gorgeous sunny winter day. We originally met at at mile 76 o ..read more

Thank you for listening, friends! Today's episode was so much fun to record. ⁠Amanda⁠ and I share a ⁠mutual friend⁠ that introduced us at the recent ⁠Javelina Jundred Endurance Run⁠ in ⁠Arizona⁠. Amanda is a badass outdoor adventurer, having completed the ⁠Adirondack 46ers⁠ and currently working on the Adirondack Grid of ⁠552 peaks⁠. Amanda performed well at the race, and completed the 100 miles to get her finisher's buckle. We talk about what happened in her race a couple weeks ago including why she decided to run 100 miles far from her mountainous New York home, what it's like to be in the d ..read more