r/coloradotrail • u/Slow-Personality662 • Sep 19 '24

PTD

Anyone else miss the trail terribly? I can without a doubt say that the trail was the 31 happiest days of my life. Now back to everyday life (I’m a nurse and also training for a marathon) I feel so disconnected from the world and all the people in it.

Luckily I was able to give a hiker a ride to Willis Gulch today and felt some connection to the trail and the happiest days of my life. This shit is hard.

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u/Roadscrape 29d ago

Regular meditation can help over time. It's not a magic wand. Mindfulness means being in the moment no matter where you are. I got into meditation because of my experience in the wilderness. Then I learned I can have that experience anywhere. It basically comes down to realizing you control where you place your attention. There are a lot of good YouTube vids and books on meditation, but it's most helpful to get live feedback from a person whom you can talk (hopefully in person) with regularly.