If you live in the desert, view the sun not as your enemy, but as your friend. If you live in the wilderness, view nature not as your adversary, but as your companion.

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The more uncomfortable the weather, the more your heart will be pounding. You will feel more alive when you are out there, more aware of your surroundings and what’s going on around you. If you live in a desert, view the sun as your friend. This is because we need sunlight for life and most of it is produced by the sun.

If you live in a forest, view nature as your friend. Nature provides us with wood and food and even clothes and it allows us to be connected to our ancestors. It is not something we should fear.

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