Lost and found
Written by Stuart Haden on March 31, 2026
John Muir (1838–1914) was a Scottish‑American naturalist, writer, and pioneering environmentalist, best known for his passionate advocacy for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. This quote is commonly attributed to him, but there’s no evidence he ever wrote or said it. Either way it’s a cracker…
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.”
It can sound a bit counterintuitive initially. But it makes sense, in that we have to lose something in order to find something else. In this case we have to ‘get out of our heads’…
- Where will you go?
- What will you lose?
- What will you find?
