I must make sure that I am in a good state. So often I feel rushed- 

on the scout for my next binge, the next thing to stimulate my senses- 

that I cannot simply live... 

To go slowly through life, living in the present,

leaning into the idea that the only thing I control is the way I respond-
that is what I would like for myself. 

How much of my reality is shaped by perceptions and expectations? 

As Bernd put it- "If you miss the train because you were reading a book- 

well it must have been a really good book"

-excerpt from my backpacking journal on 9.2.16