In this video, Tyler finds himself in the majestic Wind River Mountain Range during his annual family trip. Reflecting on his own childhood experiences of backpacking with his father and church leaders, he emphasizes the profound sense of adventure and self-discovery that such trips brought. Tyler believes that men are inherently wired to crave adventure and challenges, which is embodied by the rugged wilderness surrounding him. He shares an endearing anecdote about his 11-year-old nephew, Chad, who embarks on a personal adventure by paddling to an island to catch a fish, underscoring the importance of nurturing this adventurous spirit in everyone. Encouraging his audience to reconnect with their inner child and embrace the call of adventure, Tyler challenges them to incorporate such experiences into their lives, reminding them of their innate capacity for these pursuits.
September 14, 2023
what's going on you guys Tyler you're wondering therapist here we're back here in the Wind River Mountain Range somewhere double digit miles back give you guys a view of that it's incredible it's my yearly trip that I bring my family up here and we pick a different set of lakes to come to every single year and get away and this year we happened to bring my couple of my nephews and uh I wanted to share a few thoughts about some of my experience with my nephews that I think would be pertinent to you as well when I was a kid I remember living for the one year the once a year backpack trip that my dad or my church leaders would take me on and we'd come up to Mountain Lakes like this and we'd spend a few days just feeling totally alive feeling totally on our own as a young boy it felt like you know I joked that it was like being like Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer just being out in the wilderness doing our own thing and um I would ache for that on the inside I actually believe God created us especially as men to ache for that that longing for adventure that longing to test ourselves you guys can see behind me this country is rugged it's not easy to survive in even when you've got all the amenities that we that we bring we bring horses we bring good food and we bring paddle boards you might even be able to see one in the lake down there that might be my nephew there um but I just wanted to share a few thoughts about that but I'm watching my 11 year old nephew Chad Chad this is a shout out to you too and last night right as it was getting dark he takes his shirt off and then he gets on a paddle board and paddles out to those little Islands down there you can see in the lake with a fishing rod and I knew I knew what it was like because I've been there before that he was on his own adventure he was going to go out he was going to conquer the lake he was going to find his own Island and he was going to catch a fish off of that Island and you could almost just like feel that that boy in him that he got out there and he forgot to take bug spray so so so instead he started swatting mosquitoes for an hour and he refused to come back in and get more bug spray because he was still trying to conquer it but I believe that that's important for all of us to nurture you know you're sitting behind your desk right now or you're sitting at home doing the day in and day out or you're surfing Instagram or you're watching this video and um you might be missing out on something there's something inside of you that's craving to be alive again to be reminded of that inner child that inner boy that wants that adventure and my challenge to you today is to think about what you can do to go feel and find that Adventure in your own life and to fuel that inner part of you we were built for adventure God put it into us he wants us to spend time in places like this or otherwise where we can test ourselves and we can experience his Beauty so my challenge to you is think about that in your own life hopefully enjoy the scenery have a great day thank you so much for being here with me if you found this to be valuable for you please hit the like And subscribe button if you're facing particular struggles that you need help with or roadblocks that you're running into please submit a question I'd be happy to answer it for you [Music]