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This image shows Thoreau's cabin he lived in, as described in his writings. These are the woods he escaped society in, and here he learned to live.

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1A Quote Walden "Where I Lived and What I Lived For"

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1A Quote Walden "Where I Lived and What I Lived For"

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"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." Henry David Thoreau.

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This image depicts a single person on a walk in a breathtaking landscape. This person is achieving what Thoreau preaches. 

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"I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least- and it is commonly more than that- sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements." -Henry David Thoreau

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This image shows a beautiful nature scene, and exists as a visual example of the peace one can achieve through transcending. 

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"The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Artists strive to create the beauty that the soul desires with breathtaking works of art. 

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"The world thus exists to the soul to satisfy the desire of beauty." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Like an instrument, we must all work independently to achieve harmony and be self reliant. 

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"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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This man watches the rain, like my poem describes. 

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Poem

The rainfall slows,

Staring through windows,

Vacant eyes watch,

While their minds decompose,

“Idleness is bliss”

And their minds dismiss

The notion of being more

Empty brains, their deep abyss

Instinctively click “next episode,”

Fighting the next episode,

No effort to improve

Letting themselves implode

The rainfall quickens,

Their minds grow sickened

Of the inactivity,

Full potentials kick in.

“They must get out!”

Their brains shout,

And they leap up from the chair,

Combating doubt

At last transcending,

Never again pretending

Inspired by the poets

Their minds mending.

My poem tells the story of a man who was mentally asleep, content with letting life live him. My poem follows the rhyme scheme of Robert Frost's "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening." He is watching the rain through a window, and as the rain speeds up, he is finally inspired to be more. No longer will he sit back and watch society, he will become an active participant. Carpe Diem!

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Death Grips' song "Beware" gives instructions on how to live deliberately and not become a slave to society, while inspiring action and individualism.

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Walt Whitman writes, “That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.” Each person has the ability to contribute their own verse. My verse will be the love I have for others. The impact I have on those around me will carry them through their lives and inspire them to create their own verse. My friends, family, and other loved ones will be lifted up and carried by my love. The impact of my affection will outlive me and will become my legacy. My declaration of self is that I will impact the world through my love, which will affect the lives of people who will do greater things than I will and will change the world, outliving all of us.

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Mr.Keating urges his class to constantly take different perspectives on the world and inspires them to be themselves.

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The film Dead Poets Society highlights the themes of Walt Whitman's poem "O Me! O Life!" Mr.Keating teaches his class how to transcend. He shows the boys the importance of poetry and they study the works of Whitman, Thoreau, and other Transcendentalist writers. Keating emphasizes "carpe diem!" Neil and Todd and all the other characters learn about themselves as they consider what it means to be a part of the "powerful play," and what their verse will be.

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This is me river rafting in Colorado, where I learned to be reliant on my family and return to nature. 

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This picture is me on a beach hike in Hawaii, where I felt the benefits described by Thoreau in his work "Walking."

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Me pictured in Arizona where I experienced new kinds of plants and other natural wonders. 

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The #NaturallyBeautiful hashtag would inspire people to go outside and share the beauty they find in nature and transcend.

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The biggest challenge to transcendentalism is the establishment and societal pressures. Fixing this will help all the tenets fall in to place. 

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8 Modern Challenges to Transcendentalism

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8 Modern Challenges to Transcendentalism

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These stacked rocks demonstrate the perfect balance in nature that we can strive to achieve in order to transcend. 

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Nature serves as the perfect example of the themes of transcendentalism and promote self-reliance and simplicity, and following these teachings will produce self-sufficient humans that can positively contribute to society.