It’s common for individuals who live busy, chaotic, hyper-connected lives to crave the peace and simplicity of the natural world. “Going to lye on a beach somewhere” is a standard daydream for many an office worker, (I’m personally more of a mountain man than a beachgoer).
While there is certainly nothing wrong with the desire to be in nature, a constant strong desire to ‘escape’ does speak to some potential underlying issues and therefore, developmental opportunities.
It speaks to a fundamental dissatisfaction on some level with ‘the way things are.’ The desire to escape, a somatic feeling that points to wanting to be in a situation very unlike the one you find yourself in presupposes this dissatisfaction. This is different from the ‘towards motivation’ of attraction to something desirable for its own sake.
This escape is often a product of the “I’ll be happy when” narrative we tell ourselves. This issue here is that ‘when’ is temporary.
We are again left with only four reactions. And if we choose not to alter the reality of our current situation, either by leaving, (not for a vacation, but an actual sea change) or changing our response to it. The only viable option is to alter our response.
To do the work.
Be it through the study of philosophies such as Stoicism, the practice of meditation techniques like Vipassana, or working with a good coach, therapist or counsellor.
We all have the capacity to look inwardly for calm and tranquillity.