Do you ever think
about some of the craziness of the way we go about living life? We race the
clock only to try and relax when the rush of things is over. Chilling out is
kind of a novelty to seventy percent of the world. How do you define chilling
out also? For many it is feet up and sitting in front of a very big screen.
Others maybe a good nap. Some reading an interesting article or book. Some
others in a chair near a mountain lake or stream. Maybe even by a toasty warm
fire with a loved one sharing a good blanket. Even the special kind of chilling
out cuddles and hugs from a grandkid or four.
For many years we
have been chilling out camping in the backcountry. Not always considered chilling out for some
peeps in this life. We often spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars to go
live like a nomad or homeless person in the hopes that we can connect with the
earth and maybe reset our internal body clock. I have heard many comments on
just this kind of activity. “No sleeping in the woods for me, there are bears
and snakes out there, but there's no Wi-Fi, my skin and hair don't mix well
with dirt and campfire smells, and so on. Then there is the flip side of the
comments. Woke up early and the sun rise was just breathtaking, ate breakfast
watching the deer and elk wandering past, caught the biggest one of them all
today, and the best one, I haven't missed my alarm clock one bit.
They say even a bad
day fishing beats a good day at work. I get that not everyone chills out with
rod and reel but hopefully ya see the digs of it. So, what is it that gets your
chill on? For some it maybe a combo thing with chill and thrill too. Yeah. Ya
have to go there to be there. Rappelling a waterfall, catching a northern Pike
and nearly breaking a pole, or jumping from a plane and trusting a sheet of
fabric to let ya down slowly. Think of it may be riding the biggest rollercoaster
or floating the lazy river. Skiing down a black diamond run in the steep and
deep with untracked powder. Dropping off the K12 so to speak (so of you 80’s
peeps may remember that one).
Take that time
however you must and live life. If not, we only look back on things, we regret
that we didn't do more fully than the things we do. Granted I have a few do’s
that may have been a well you shouldn't have done that but I'm more guilted by
why “dint's”. So, ski, fish, and yes even nap so you feel chilled and leave fewer
what ifs.
