caption: It was a regular tired Saturday until we decided to escape, and the sun hit everything just right, and let the magic out. Our needs for connection are as real as our needs for food, water, air. I am learning, when I get overwhelmed, often the solution is simpler than I believe. I need to move my body. I need to be with friends a few times a week. I need to be immersed in wild places. And the choice to prioritize those things is how we resist a world that tells us they are luxuries we dont deserve. Thats a lie. We live the truth every time we decide to live our lives *now.* We make the world a more peaceful, joyful place when we dare to find peace and joy right in the midst of this here mess. Usually, the times I need to practice that truth the most are the times its hardest for me to see. But <PERSON> learning. Slowly, the seashells and the dog and the laughter and the satisfaction of anything eaten outside are teaching me. And the Spirit who interconnects us all is inscribing the lesson into my tired, sandy, suddenly-lighter bones. Did you get a tiny escape this weekend?