ROOTS

Written By Duane Nelson


2 IDEAS FROM ME

  • A hero’s journey is not just about adventure, trials, and transcendence. It is a sacred connection to our core roots of understanding about who we are, where we come from, and our highest values and aspirations for living our most meaningful life. Connecting with our essential roots of understanding ignites an internal flame to discover our true potential for contribution and joy.

  • At our core, we are the sum of our values, experiences, and the truths we choose to live by. We are seekers—constantly evolving, learning, and striving to understand our purpose. We are storytellers, weaving meaning from our past, present, and future. We are the branches that reach for the unknown and the roots that hold firm in what grounds us. We are both the hero and the wanderer, the question and the answer. We are shaped by love, strengthened by struggle, and defined by the choices we make. In essence, we are what we cultivate within—our courage, our kindness, our integrity. And when we strip away the noise of the world, what remains is the quiet yet powerful truth of who we have always been: souls on a journey back to ourselves.

2 QUOTES FROM SAGES

  • “Deep roots are not reached by the frost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

  • “When the roots are deep, there is no reason to fear the wind.” – African Proverb

1 QUESTION FOR YOU TO EXPLORE

  • Why connect with your deepest roots of understanding and highest values?

Namaste,

Duane Nelson

Duane Nelson

Ultrajourney Insight is an Anacortes Washington-based non-profit organization providing mindfulness & well-being services designed to ignite the adventure of a lifetime. The founder, Duane Nelson, is a writer, speaker, and teacher with four decades of parenting, wilderness, & international technology leadership. His professional insights come from chemical engineering and automation leadership at Philips, Intel, and Amazon. His adventure insights flow from ultramarathons, mountaineering, canyoneering, and adventure racing in Nepal, Alaska, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Mexico, British Columbia and Alberta.

https://ultrajourneyinsight.org
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