Outside with Emma Sætre | Ulvang

We live in a society where there is always something we must do. Something to deliver, improve, accomplish. A constant chase to be productive – all the time, everywhere. That's why it's easy to set a high bar even for just getting outside; to think that an adventure must be far away, steep, or spectacular. I think many people, myself included, forget that calm and a sense of freedom can be found almost right outside the door.

I truly believe it does us so much good to remove the constant stream of stimuli and reset the brain. I find myself reconnecting with who I am and what truly matters – aside from who society and its norms tell me I should be. I get space to separate the important from the unimportant, my worries lessen, and I feel a deep gratitude for life and all the life that exists out there in nature.