Ecotherapy 365/221 : The End
What happens when you reach the end of the road? This can be a metaphor for many things, but I think we can summarise them roughly into two groups; you have to find a new way forward or you must turn back. This has been a difficult post because I don’t know how to distill all the things I have been thinking about as a result of this video, so I’ll just describe my thought process. Let’s start with the location. This is Nordkapp (North Cape), on the island of Magerøya, Northern Norway. The exact geographic position of this steep sea cliff is 71°10′21″N 25°47′04″E, about 2,102.3 km (1,306.3 mi) from the North Pole. People say this is northernmost point of Europe but that is somewhat inaccurate as the adjacent but rather less picturesque Knivskjellodden (Knife Shaped Headland) (pictured in this video on the right hand side of the screen) is 1,450 m (4,760 ft) further north. However, since both of these points are situated on an island, the northernmost point of mainland Europe is located at Kinnarodden (Cheekbone Point) which is about 5.7 km (3.5 mi) further south and about 70 km (43 mi) to the east. It becomes further complicated if we want to select the northernmost point of Europe including islands, because that lies hundreds of kilometers further north, either in Russia’s Franz Josef Land or Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, depending on whether Franz Josef Land is considered to be in Europe or in Asia. The significance of this location is because it is the furthest north one can drive to in Europe, being the literal end of the E69 European Highway. Therefore it’s a major tourist destination in Finnmark and the furthest north I’ve ever been. When you stand on the Cape and look northward you see only the vast Arctic Ocean with literally nothing between you and the North Pole. It’s an eerie but extremely inspiring feeling. I also thought deeply about how far I had come to be standing in such a place. From the bottom of the world to the top of the world. What a journey, literally and figuratively. The significance of my visit to this location was to celebrate my Dad’s birthday on one of my Annual Seize the Day Days. You see I raised a glass to him as I watched the sun slowly sinking. A very much needed refreshing shandy with zero % Kronenbourg. I was about a week too late for the midnight sun but it made little difference to me. I think you will probably agree it was a beautiful evening regardless. The way I have ascribed meaning to this trip is in the bittersweet and the triumph. How much better would it have been to have my Dad there with me. But how incredible that I had been able to make it so unbelievably far. ‘The End of the Road’ can symbolise the conclusion of a journey, a point of no return, or even a new beginning. It is a metaphor for the end of a specific life stage, career, relationship or a period of personal struggle. It also signifies a moment of reckoning, where one must confront the consequences of their choices or face the unknown future. Today’s Ecotherapy tip is to take a long trip to a significant location that marks the literal end of the road. While driving and when you arrive, spend time paying close attention to your own thoughts and feelings as they arise. It can also be a reflective exercise regarding the metaphoric significance of the end of the road. The goal here is to notice or process unresolved emotions and make room for new possibilities. Smile to yourself #ecotherapy #friluftsliv #naturetherapy #outdoors #wellbeing #mentalhealth #endoftheroad #ending #inspiration #summer #arctic #nordkapp #magerøya #finnmark #norway #twowildfeet ____________________ Location : Nordkapp — Magerøya, Norway Source information : Music : To The Ends of the Earth (Edgar Hopp), Epidemic Sound
What happens when you reach the end of the road? This can be a metaphor for many things, but I think we can summarise them roughly into two groups; you have to find a new way forward or you must turn back.
This has been a difficult post because I don’t know how to distill all the things I have been thinking about as a result of this video, so I’ll just describe my thought process.
Let’s start with the location. This is Nordkapp (North Cape), on the island of Magerøya, Northern Norway. The exact geographic position of this steep sea cliff is 71°10′21″N 25°47′04″E, about 2,102.3 km (1,306.3 mi) from the North Pole. People say this is northernmost point of Europe but that is somewhat inaccurate as the adjacent but rather less picturesque Knivskjellodden (Knife Shaped Headland) (pictured in this video on the right hand side of the screen) is 1,450 m (4,760 ft) further north. However, since both of these points are situated on an island, the northernmost point of mainland Europe is located at Kinnarodden (Cheekbone Point) which is about 5.7 km (3.5 mi) further south and about 70 km (43 mi) to the east. It becomes further complicated if we want to select the northernmost point of Europe including islands, because that lies hundreds of kilometers further north, either in Russia’s Franz Josef Land or Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, depending on whether Franz Josef Land is considered to be in Europe or in Asia.
The significance of this location is because it is the furthest north one can drive to in Europe, being the literal end of the E69 European Highway. Therefore it’s a major tourist destination in Finnmark and the furthest north I’ve ever been. When you stand on the Cape and look northward you see only the vast Arctic Ocean with literally nothing between you and the North Pole. It’s an eerie but extremely inspiring feeling. I also thought deeply about how far I had come to be standing in such a place. From the bottom of the world to the top of the world. What a journey, literally and figuratively.
The significance of my visit to this location was to celebrate my Dad’s birthday on one of my Annual Seize the Day Days. You see I raised a glass to him as I watched the sun slowly sinking. A very much needed refreshing shandy with zero % Kronenbourg. I was about a week too late for the midnight sun but it made little difference to me. I think you will probably agree it was a beautiful evening regardless.
The way I have ascribed meaning to this trip is in the bittersweet and the triumph. How much better would it have been to have my Dad there with me. But how incredible that I had been able to make it so unbelievably far.
‘The End of the Road’ can symbolise the conclusion of a journey, a point of no return, or even a new beginning. It is a metaphor for the end of a specific life stage, career, relationship or a period of personal struggle. It also signifies a moment of reckoning, where one must confront the consequences of their choices or face the unknown future.
Today’s Ecotherapy tip is to take a long trip to a significant location that marks the literal end of the road. While driving and when you arrive, spend time paying close attention to your own thoughts and feelings as they arise. It can also be a reflective exercise regarding the metaphoric significance of the end of the road. The goal here is to notice or process unresolved emotions and make room for new possibilities.
Smile to yourself
#ecotherapy #friluftsliv #naturetherapy #outdoors #wellbeing #mentalhealth #endoftheroad #ending #inspiration #summer #arctic #nordkapp #magerøya #finnmark #norway #twowildfeet
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Location : Nordkapp — Magerøya, Norway
Source information :
Music : To The Ends of the Earth (Edgar Hopp), Epidemic Sound
