Thursday, 01 April 2010 00:00
Wanderlust is in the air. I'm 16, newly graduated from high school, and looking to be anywhere but where I am. Where I am is a small state school in my hometown of Rapid City, South Dakota, pseudonym for "lamest place on earth." I'm talking about leaving and heading east or west or anywhere but here, and though I'm surrounded by interesting, inspired, achieving people, I'm too busy planning tomorrow to realize the wonder of today.
Rest.
I cannot sit still. Sometimes it feels like life is whirring past me at lightening speed. My toes seem frozen though, heavy by the weight of the responsibilities I carry: three sons, one husband, two mortgages, a small-business. I am always moving -- headed to do something or take care of someone. When I have a spare moment, I'm at the gym. I run as many miles as I can clock in the hour I allow myself before bundling up my sons and driving towards our next destination.
Rest.
