We begin in the parking lot of our dreams. At the trailhead everything is possible. We contain multitudes. Each of us is a vibrant ecology of being, poised on the wild edge of our distinct process of becoming more fully ourselves.

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So—brave and curious—we set out from the parking lot, into the dynamic wilderness of that process. Into our relationships. Our work. Our growth. Our calling. Sometimes plodding, sometimes singing, we traipse through each passing day and each season of change.

 

Along the way the terrain grows more and more wild, and so do we. Those parking lot dreams get tempered by lived realities. But still, it’s there: The reason we set out in the first place. We are moving through the wilderness of change to become who we were born to be.

 

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I'm Aram Mitchell. At heart, I’m a wilderness guide. For twenty years I have been taking people to places where encounters with wildness and experiences of spiritual formation flow together. I’ve done this in the back country, in forests and canyons, along coasts and rivers. And I’ve done it in boardrooms, houses of worship, classrooms, and living rooms.

 

I've worked as a nonprofit director, a minister, a teacher and facilitator. In each manifestation of my vocation, I have aimed to consistently encourage people in their formation, rooting for them to become the fullest, truest versions of themselves. I still do that. I love doing that.

 

Encouragement is a powerful elixir. But I want to do more than encourage you. I want to walk alongside of you as you navigate your way through the wilderness of life. I want to help you thrive through change.