Preparing for a Much Needed Vacation
It’s been a long time, seven years to be exact, since I had a real vacation. Ever since I started teaching, the time just wasn’t there to take one. Whether I was coaching, conditioning, or taking classes, something always stood in the way. This time things are different, and even if they weren’t nothing is going to stand in the way of this trip. I’m going to see my daughter with a short detour to visit a good friend. This is more than just your basic garden variety vacation. It’s a vacation like it should be with no distractions or schedules to meet, just letting things happen as they may.
I’m leaving in a few days, but I’ve been preparing for weeks now. The physical preparation took a couple days. My things are already packed and ready to load in the van. The details are worked out for taking care of Will and my aquariums. Everything’s ready and in place except in my head. The mental preparation is where I’m battling in my mind. The drive will be a breeze. I’ve made trips this long plenty of times before so it’s not even a thought. I feel like I should have a plan or strategy, but that’s not what I want it to be like. I want it to be relaxing and peaceful while I enjoy every second along the way. I live in a place now where nature has been pushed aside in the name of progress, but I’m venturing to places where nature still abounds, places where I will feel right at home. I’m going to clear my head and just go along for the ride as long as it will last.
I’m extremely excited and thankful for being invited to take this trip. I get to spend valuable time with people in my life whom I love and cherish but distance keeps away. This vacation is also about more than spending time with my daughter and visiting friends, it’s about spending time with myself and being in a better place. I’m long overdue for a cleansing of the heart, mind, and soul. This vacation will afford me that opportunity. We’ll just have to see where it takes me.
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