Gretel Ehrlich describes her move to Wyoming as waking up from a nap, content in her new home she is absorbed by its tranquility and indifference. She is reborn, starts over and creates a new life for herself. Ehrlich even cuts his hair and buys new clothes to create a "new" and different person. To read and understand this essay is to delve into the author's story of rebirth and how the big Wyoming skies were healing and put things into perspective for her. Thus, improving his quality of life without fillers or distractions. Ehrlich's purpose for being in Wyoming is best described in the quote: "I suspect that my original reason for coming here was to 'get lost' in new and uninhabited territory." to produce the numbness I thought I wanted, life on the sheep farm woke me up... the arid countryside was a blank slate, its utter indifference steadied me." This is the theme of the essay, the first step towards realizing this Ehrlich didn't need "stuff" to be happy, he found his calling in the big sky country and is ultimately at peace with his inner self open space and the Wyoming sky according to Ehrlich,. “It represents sanity, not a purified, boring or “spaced out” life but a life that could intelligently accommodate any idea or situation.” The Author tells us here that the space gives her more room to reflect and she can heal; people and also give them a better perspective on their lives. Later in the essay we find a couple more imperative paragraphs that explain the importance of communication between people in Wyoming. Ehrlich says: “The silence is profound. Instead of talking, we seem to share an eye. Look carefully... middle of paper......ich Ehrlich incorporates such beautiful messages and life lessons into his work. The attention to detail that Gretel Ehrlich shows during her transformation into Wyoming is remarkable, she had a strong message that was well received. The details he shows in his writing make this essay amazing and the words and terms used in the essay are colorful and stays with the reader. I took a positive stance while writing this article and found myself agreeing with all of Ehrlich's opinions. However, moving to the middle of nowhere to start over wasn't going to wake everyone up from the materialistic haze of their lives. many people like the fillers they have. Perhaps one day people can begin to free themselves from dependence on material objects and experience life differently. Maybe our society can even start existing with the space we have and stop building against it.