this was the first morning for temperatures to drop below 70. so with a full 24 hours notice (i visit the weather channel app on my phone about 3-4 times a day to check hourly weather, 10 day forecasts, precipitation, humidity, and, i don't know, any impending apocalyptic weather we might be having--what? don't flip out, may i remind you of the title of this blog?!) i decided to go for a 2-3 mile jog. but the weather felt so nice i went for 3. then i tried to walk the rest of the way home, but i ran the last quarter mile. i'm unsure why. i just felt like today would be the day to turn it around, my poopy attitude being kicked out with the summer heat.
it was a winner. i decided to let go and just start fresh, stop trying to figure things out, and gain new perspective. i'll give you an analogy....bear with me on this one.
take air travel, for example. i know people always try to check their bags at the gate or stuff them into the tiny overhead bins, but then you have to run through the airport with your little roller wheel suitcase. no fun for transfers, and might i add, NERD alert! and not in a good way. ("i believe in science" so no offense to my fellow nerdies, i'm referring to awkardness, not brain power.) plus, there is all this time wasted filling little TSA approved bottles of toiletries (because we're green and trying not to introduce more unnecessary plastic into landfills) just so you can get through security, and strategic light packing and wear it two ways dresses, yadda yadda. let's pretend this is before they charged for every article of clothing you've got on you before you board, and say that it's free to check your luggage at the counter. and technically, maybe there is a small charge of the risk that it will get lost or misplaced. but there's a smaller chance of that happening than it getting there right?
whoa. i think i lost my own train of thought........ !!! nope, there it is! what i'm trying to say is this:
make the conscious decision to travel lighter at least through the airport. check the weight on your shoulders where you can check it. so much preparation and thought into planning ahead, just to have some other unforeseeable event occur that you didn't pack for. get ready because it's about to get deep. life will catch you off guard: sometimes for the better and sometimes not. it's impossible to be prepared for everything. and the best preparation is to expect that anything can and will occur and appreciate ourselves for the resilient and progressively dynamic beings that we are. so, that is my public service announcement for the day. and someone remind me to read this when life hands me a swift kick to the stomach. and now, a word from our sponsors....
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