I don't give this advice to everyone, but if you try it you should understand the importance in it.
Find yourself a knapsack, a light quilt, a knife, a flashlight, rope, and maybe one of those contractor garbage bags and a blue tarp. Buy some granola bars and maybe a can or two of pork and beans.
Take a vacation day on October 8th. Tell your wife she needs to have your son Thursday night through Tuesday. Find the nearest Forest or State Park near your house and drive there Thursday night. With the minimal amount of things you think you require for your survival, start walking into the woods Friday morning and walk for 2 days then turn around. Drive home and reflect on what you saw and taught about.
Continue doing this once a month, every couple weeks, minimizing and perfecting your gear. Walking farther and farther. At first you will realize you take to much. Things you think that you need are really wants and are truly not necessary. Sometimes you may take to little and you'll end up sleeping in a hole or under a log in the rain. In time you will realize how independent you really are. How you really can rely on yourself for emotional and physical strength.
