Social Ranting Blog: I'm Last.

The other night as Cory & I were driving to the STL Bike Co-Op we had a discussion about how we do not really blog much anymore. Cory always had a mock diary blog and I usually stuck to blogging about my trips. Since I am not traveling at the moment thanks to a thing called "School," I figured I will start doing thoughts on conversations that I have with people, or as I would like to call it, a little social ranting blog.

A few days ago I had a talk with someone about how much time that they spend doing things for other people, school, music ensembles, etc. They said they wished they had enough time to just go out and do something that would be relaxing to them. . .

This is something I realized this summer, it is necessary to do relaxing things when you need them, or even if you don't. Making time to relax, enjoy yourself, and do something you love to do is a pretty key component in de-stressing my day. When touring this summer I would, usually after dinner, go somewhere alone and write about my day and reflect. That was de-stressing. 

Now that I'm back at school I usually accomplish this through biking. Every day I roll out on my bike, sometimes with no destination in mind, out to push and enjoy myself. Zoning out and wandering through the country side is one of the most relaxing things to me. No one is trying to push opinions on me, no one trying to get me to go do something with/for them, just me doing my thing.

It blows my mind more people don't do this for themselves? Even if you do have to study all night or have engagements all day, you can always find time (even 15-20 minutes) to do something that is YOUR relaxation time, stress & worry free.

Try it.