My journal entry about this moment reads as follows:

"The image of the lead wolf staring back at me is one that I think has been burned into my brain forever. When an experience is said to have 'stirred the soul' I think the magic comes less from the experience and more from the certainty that deep within, one does indeed have a soul to be stirred. Watching the wolves was an experience that stirred my soul, and I'm grateful for it."