I saw the movie "Wild" this evening and despite all the hassle witnessed, I still want to through-hike the Appalachian Trail. I feel that the physical battle that will manifest will allow the emotional turmoil to move through me instead of having it trapped inside. The numerous issues I've carried throughout my life have at the very least gotten lighter, but I know there's more healing to be done.
This particular movie actually portrays this very well. Her physical struggle helped massage the grief out of her; it forced her to relive moments of her life and then come to terms with it all; the grief, the mistakes, everything. The journey forced her perspective to shift just enough so that her life seemed to matter again. She even managed to forgive herself and move forward.
When I through-hike the Appalachian Trail, I plan to finish letting go of the past and step purposefully into the present; no not the future, the present. I hope being on the trail will teach me how to remain entirely present and that I will be able to carry that knowledge through the rest of my life.
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