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The One day, I'm walking along the track at Tilton Park, when I see this beautiful, glimmering bit of orange.

As a wild kid who grows up in the African bush, my eye when I see this beautiful, glimmering bit of orange.

As a wild kid who grows up in the African bush, my eyes are trained to pick up things in the environment that look different.

I know immediately that orange flash is the underside of the Tarika Tarosa.

I hop off the boardwalk and into the murky pond water to get a closer look.

I'm chest-deep in muck in a public park.

Hikers walk by in their expensive North Face jackets and stare at me.

But wildlife fascinates me, and I'm determined to rekindle my connection with nature,

even if it means looking like a lunatic to everybody at Tilton Park.

A friend of mine, when naming one of her daughters gave her the middle name,

Adventure, so that when she'd say in the future,

Adventure is my middle name, it would be true, literally.

Now, I don't know if Forrest Galante has a middle name,

but I wouldn't be surprised if it's adventure too.

Forest is a wildlife biologist, survivalist, and the television host of extinct or alive

on animal planet.

He has an uncanny instinct for tracking elusive animals and halting their descent into extinction. In today's meditative story,

forest describes a life firmly planted in the wild, an upbringing that few of us can imagine.

As you hear his story, consider how you adapt, especially when the unpredictable nature of the

world inevitably gets in the way. In this series, we blend immersive first-person stories with mindfulness prompts

to give you a deep sense of well-being at any time of the day.

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