I was out wandering around the woods looking for signs of deer and ended up in the middle of nowhere.

I had been breaking brush following game trails for a couple hours when the forest got just too thick and the brush was like a fence.

I stopped to take a break, and just sat in a quiet shady spot. Sad to say that the lack of trash laying around made it clear that people weren’t coming back in that area very often.

After a few moments of sitting quietly, the forest began to make its noises again. A strong breeze blew through the trees. Making the pine trees creak.

It was really nice, and I’m not sure how to explain the true peace I found in that spot.

I never did see any deer, but those few moments alone deep in the woods made an impression on me.

Lots of people say that nature is healing. I had always thought that just being outside would do the trick.

Turns out that you really need to put in some work to get to find it.