Outdoorsy: My Relationship With Religion And Pop Culture
As I have gotten older I feel as though I established a rapport with my peers and people within the communities I have lived. With this understanding I find myself basing some parts of who I want to be and how I want to act on how others interact. When I notice someone do something I don’t agree with or that makes others uncomfortable, I make a mental note on the effect it had and do my best to avoid that. There are countless times people will be rude, inconsiderate or selfish and when you take a step back to think about other people I truly believe it makes you change the way you act. I strive to break out of my comfort zone every day and I hope that as I grow and figure things out about myself I can help others do the same along way. Socrates
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I feel very fortunate to have grown up with what I would describe as free-spirited, outdoorsy parents. I never once doubted the support I had to be exactly who I wanted to be and to trust my intuition. Even in bigger areas such as religion and pop culture I always felt as though my parents had no opinion; they were my guardian angels guiding me reach whatever goal I was working towards. The importance of my parents being ‘outdoorsy’ is that it helped me establish my own relationship with nature at a young age. It made me feel comfortable in the world. I knew I had a place to go, a place that was just right for me. I still feel the same today and spend my time in the outdoors and playing sports as much as possible. I have been skiing since I was two years old and took up snowboarding when I was six. I grew up playing competitive soccer and I still play intermural games here at western. During the winter I work up at Mt. Baker Ski Area which is a great mix of work for the first half of the day and leisure for the second half. I love the environment and relationships I have established with my co-workers who offer so many new perspectives to the outdoors. I am …show more content…
I spent my summer living in the North Cascades out of a backpack summiting the biggest peaks and living life with the most minimal impact on the environment. I was a part of a 10 person NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) group that set out to learn technical outdoor skills, leadership, and environmental ethics. If I were to describe everything I learned and every euphoric moment I experienced this essay would be much too long. Luckily, what I was able to conclude at the end of the course was similar to what I am aiming to describe in this essay – my core values. Firstly, Leadership – The skill of being able to effectively communicate with everyone and mediate situations by good judgment, and awareness of overall needs. Leadership on NOLS taught me integrity, accountability, and humility; all of these being traits I value and believe make up a true leader. I have viewed leadership different ever since NOLS and I use that knowledge every day in the classroom and with my peers. I hope I can resemble being a leader for the rest of my life and help bring people together for a more effective outcome. Secondly, Respect – The respect yourself and every person deserves and the respect their thoughts and opinions deserve. With that also comes respect for nature, by which I mean living without the distractions of modern civilizations and gaining a sense of responsibility of our actions. Respecting what
I feel very fortunate to have grown up with what I would describe as free-spirited, outdoorsy parents. I never once doubted the support I had to be exactly who I wanted to be and to trust my intuition. Even in bigger areas such as religion and pop culture I always felt as though my parents had no opinion; they were my guardian angels guiding me reach whatever goal I was working towards. The importance of my parents being ‘outdoorsy’ is that it helped me establish my own relationship with nature at a young age. It made me feel comfortable in the world. I knew I had a place to go, a place that was just right for me. I still feel the same today and spend my time in the outdoors and playing sports as much as possible. I have been skiing since I was two years old and took up snowboarding when I was six. I grew up playing competitive soccer and I still play intermural games here at western. During the winter I work up at Mt. Baker Ski Area which is a great mix of work for the first half of the day and leisure for the second half. I love the environment and relationships I have established with my co-workers who offer so many new perspectives to the outdoors. I am …show more content…
I spent my summer living in the North Cascades out of a backpack summiting the biggest peaks and living life with the most minimal impact on the environment. I was a part of a 10 person NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) group that set out to learn technical outdoor skills, leadership, and environmental ethics. If I were to describe everything I learned and every euphoric moment I experienced this essay would be much too long. Luckily, what I was able to conclude at the end of the course was similar to what I am aiming to describe in this essay – my core values. Firstly, Leadership – The skill of being able to effectively communicate with everyone and mediate situations by good judgment, and awareness of overall needs. Leadership on NOLS taught me integrity, accountability, and humility; all of these being traits I value and believe make up a true leader. I have viewed leadership different ever since NOLS and I use that knowledge every day in the classroom and with my peers. I hope I can resemble being a leader for the rest of my life and help bring people together for a more effective outcome. Secondly, Respect – The respect yourself and every person deserves and the respect their thoughts and opinions deserve. With that also comes respect for nature, by which I mean living without the distractions of modern civilizations and gaining a sense of responsibility of our actions. Respecting what