Everyone Needs a Place to Get Away

If you usually read this, as I'm sure you don't, you might have picked up on the fact that most of my writing gets done late into the night. That's because late night is where I "get away." Not necessarily a physical place, although that is helpful to have, but more or less a state of mind when you can finally exhale and let your mind wander. I purposefully try and fill my day with as much as I can just so that I can unwind in a profound way at the end of the day. Christmas break is great but waking up in the morning with nothing to do starts to eat away at you after a while. As a person, you need to fill your days with purpose. When you wake up in the morning with things to do, it gives you something to look forward to. And those oh so sweet moments of final relaxation at the end of the day wouldn't be possible without 12 good hours of productive activity. 

Let me set the scene for you. At the end of a long day, I'll fill a big mason jar up with some ice water, make a bowl of shisha, get on itunes, set a playlist, plug it in to my Bose wave radio, and just let my mind wander in to the late hours of the night. I'm reporting live from a cabin deep in the mountains of WV right now and kicking back after a long day of skiing and exploring, with my typical relaxation ritual is all I need to feel good. I think everyone should have a place they can go to or a activity they can do to let themselves unwind. Luckily I have both a place and an activity. And even better it's with all my best friends. Ryan we wish you were here lulz. But seriously, Tom was reading us some Albert Einstein quotes last night. I'm usually the anti quote because I can honestly say, that other than family, I don't look up to anyone. I'd rather me inspire me. But about the quotes, they struck a chord with me a little bit. Mainly because Albert Einstein, who some consider a pillar for academia and the modern learning system was extremely adamant about using your imagination. I wasn't paying that much attention but the gist of them was that without the ability to use your imagination and let your mind wander, you become stuck in a rut of repetition and you end up only knowing what you've been taught. This is where letting your mind wander after a long day comes into play.  Most of my ideas, both the extremely stupid and unrealistic, and ones that have stuck and shaped who I am today have come from long hours of just silent thinking with some music in the background. For those who haven't given this a try I strongly recommend it. And on that note I should probably get some sleep.

Let your mind wander.

Nathan