Wander Away

Dear wandering readers,

I guess you can say I obsess about my future profusely. Some of you out there are like me and some of you live through the stress of today. I guess my only concern about this is that: who has it easier? When I say "easier", I mean who deals with less stress than the other? I know that there are factors that also contribute to this such as: mental abilities/disorders, organization skills, and/or general 'every day' skills. But, if you were to find someone who shows almost the exact characteristics you behold, yet they stress over future/today, then could you actually find what is "easier"? Just a thought...

To stress over the today could either mean you have anxiety issues and/or you just have a load on your plate about everyday. Worrying in the today would lead to constant thoughts, overactive unconscious movement, and then lead to issues like insomnia and/or increase your anxiety symptoms.
To stress over the future could also mean you have anxiety over success or struggle to find hope. Worrying of the future typically leads to physical pains, believe it or not, because too much stress harms the body (physically & mentally). Physically: you can get things like insomnia & stomach ulcers; they are awfully painful. Mentally: By having the above average amount of stress you are pretty much having what I like to call " The fogged windshield affect". Stress clutters your thinking and can/will impact your performances ("fog" your ability to see what's in front of you). Therefore, by stressing over your performance you are more prone to decrease your ability and thought process. Don't forget about those lovely painful ulcers, too!

We, the majority of people, stress because we want to achieve our dreams. We wander around saying that we are in search for ourselves, or that we are simply enjoying what life has to offer, but in reality that person is worrying/stressing. They contain the worry of being able to provide for themselves for things like food/clothing/shelter/etc and companionship. The people who "wander to find themselves" are actually probably one of the most stressed. The worry over the fact that they may never find "their true selves", but in reality you cannot travel to find yourself; you travel to find new things and explore and then discover what you really miss. Yes, there are times where people do find a home/lifestyle when exploring; great for them.

My theory is that we, the constant stressors, should dedicate a day a week to wander. It doesn't have to be physical wander, but just to free your mind of everything. YES EVERYTHING. How nice does that sound? For some ideas: yoga, meditating, art, cook, eat, sleep, etc. Something that you find really relaxing and wished you had time for. Well, I can guarantee that if you plan well that you will be able to create either a day or a good chunk of the day of relaxation. During this time you MUST not worry about failing/succeeding, performance, speed, present time, or responsibilities. You simply make a world of your own and you are the population. It's hard to learn to do this and it's even more challenging keeping up with doing it every week. But, it will make a DRASTIC impact and you will have something not to stress about and look forward to. Something to fight though it all and get to that day as fast as you can.

So my fellow readers: Wander Away.


~ Alayna
Dolce far niente : the art of doing nothing.