Do you ever feel like this?
I can remember when my life felt, and looked, like the image above. That was also a time when my blood pressure went out of control. None of the exercises (mostly long walks) or drugs (we tried a lot of them) would bring it under control. Even when I stepped out of a management slot and worked 30 hours/week the bp was too high. I retired and returned to my native state of Michigan.
Surely that would do the trick. It didn’t. My first trip to my primary care physician brought the [bad] news that the bp was 160/106. Eventually, we found the right combo to bring me into a “normal” range. It has stayed there since.
Yes, the simple, laid-back life helps. At least, I’d like to think it does. 😎
I need some laid-back time! Glad your BP is in the normal range.
I hope you can find that time–and enjoy it.
As you hint, serenity comes from within, but it is true that the environment has a bearing on our ability to generate serenity; and you certainly have a pleasant environment!
Sylvia and I do love this place. Others have told us that they couldn’t stand the quiet and the lack of action. We do here sirens here. On average, it’s once every two years. :cloud9:
Hey, that’s my reflection up there… sometimes. Glad you found your smooth ride to get you out of that spinning contraption. 🙂
Most of us feel that way at times. The good part is getting free from the machine.
I feel like mine is sky high these days—lots going on.
I can see why you have peace there–your property and environment is so serene and lovely I hope we can retire to some solitude some day. We’d like to get out of the city…but not too far. Maybe go somewhere in the south, like Kentucky or Tennessee. Oh…the dream!
Peace is more–much more–than the environment in which you live. It is the environment that you create within your own soul. I find that easier to do living in a place like this my sons prefer to live in the city.
Based on your blog, I’d say you have a lot of peace right now and exactly where you are. As I said, it comes from within.