Rejuvenate

Rejuvenate

Sherando Lake

In life, it's important to know what relaxes you, what stresses you and what's worth your time, money and energy.  I think that goes without saying...stating the obvious if you will, but I write that to remind myself and you.  I also write that because although I'm loving this blog and trying my best to maintain it while working a full-time teaching job, it has been a challenge.


This weekend was a time for me to rejuvenate and get back to my roots.  I grew up in Oregon, going camping and fishing all the time.  I grew up outside and still to this day some of my most fond childhood memories surround the outdoors (beach, lake, mountains, etc.)  Now, living in the suburbs, working in the city and spending majority of my college and my 20's in the urban settings...I have to escape.  Escape for me is getting as far away as I can into nature. 


One of the many splendors of nature is - it's free!  We went to Sherando Lake this weekend - it cost us only the gas to get there (about an hour and forty-five minute drive) and $6.00 to get into this incredible spot (cost is to maintain the roads, the lake, the trails, and all-around keep the place beautiful).  I don't know the camping cost, but I definitely want to try it out.  I got exercise (walked about 5 miles) and the chance to spend quality time with my husband unencumbered by cell phones, television and any other electronic devices.  I got to breathe in fresh air and take in some exquisite scenery.  I got to reconnect with my spirit.


I encourage you - even if you're not a nature lover - take some time to get out and appreciate things that aren't man-made, turn off your phone for an hour or two and just take some deep breaths.  It costs nothing and it pays incredible dividends in ways that can't truly be measured.








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