July 23, 2015 – Crosslake, Minnesota

Oh, there you are. You’ve been away for awhile.

I’m sitting in a meditative stance underwater, submersed up to my neck. I just went for a jog – the first since I’ve been here. It’s easy to get distracted in environments like this… working almost non-stop, socializing as much as possible. Indulging in the sauce. The thought of recentering resonates in my mind for a minute as my body sways back and forth with the incoming waves. This past month has been nothing less than a whirlwind of activity.

Maybe “alcoholic monsoon” is more appropriate.

I have the whole place to myself for the next week, as my hosts recently left on a motorcycle trip across the country. Not that I have much time to enjoy it. Between the work and the work and the work, I’ve had little time to do much else. I get plenty of exercise with my jobs, but these brief moments of relaxation and reflection have definitely been lacking. What’s more important, Nick?

You’d think that a health and wellness major would make more time for this.

Funny how that works. The less time we spend focusing on our holistic health, the farther we grow apart from ourselves. Man, I could go for some yoga right now. I tell myself that I’ll have more free time this fall when I’m not working so much. Work hard enough now, and you won’t need a paying job this fall. Sold.

I cherish this brief moment of calm before the next storm approaches: the ensuing visit from my mom and step dad this weekend.

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” – Mahatma Gandhi