Niquey in Thought

  Picture of the actual eclipse in all it's pixelated phone picture glory I hate traveling. I know. Sue me. So you can imagine the typical dream of being a "digital nomad" doesn't entice me. But that's the freedom I've figured out: . . . not everything is for you. Some time ago I had the opportunity to go on a trip out of state to see the eclipse. (Remember that?) It was 5 hours of Constant. Traffic. As I sat in the passenger seat after just switching off with my brother I was questioning what the hek I was doing here. And was this droning of car engines ringing in my ears worth the final destination? The answer was… (Obviously!!!) Not really. Don't get me wrong! I love hanging out with my siblings. I enjoyed the bragging rights Telling people for weeks "I saw the eclipse!" I loved the little adventures and misadventures when we finally got there. But. The pain of the journey still stung. Old memories of going by plane as a kid returned...

  *          *          * What if I told you that you don't have any problems? I know what you'd say. "You're kidding, right?" (Or maybe something more vulgar) We often feel like we have to escape our problems. Isn't that how we talk? We want to "get away" from it all. We want to "leave" it all behind. Our problems feel overwhelming. It feels like we can't do anything about them. But the issue is after we "get away", the problems are still there waiting for us when we come back. Yikes. What now? Are we stuck in this forever loop of being in and out of constantly emerging "problems"? Is there no escape? You know I don't think that, of course. Otherwise, you wouldn't be reading this newsletter. The thing is, this is a real place. I've been there. I've been working as a dental assistant for some years now. And it was one of the biggest obstacles I have had to overcome. Being flung halfway across the offi...