Aniche

Everything changes. Every feeling or sensation is fleeting.

Just after writing my last post, I grabbed my biodegradable body wash, towel and headlamp, and trekked down to the natural spring swimming hole for an evening swim and shower. As I'd hope, no one else was there. Everyone else is up at the campsites drinking and blasting their favorite country music. So I had the water to myself. I literally showered under a waterfall.

As I walked back to my site I heard some tunes that eased my soul - some blues. Ahhhh. I felt my body release and instantly I changed my mind on whether I want to be here right now. And then again, when I returned from the washroom, I heard crappy music and other noises and wanted to get out of here.

Moral of the story? Our feelings, thoughts and sensations are constantly changing. Do not have an aversion for the ones that come up that are unpleasant. And don't cling onto or crave the ones that are pleasant. Experience each in the moment. Accept them as the reality in that moment. And that's it.

I have experienced so many good moments and bad moments in the last two weeks. One moment that was particularly powerful today - I saw a tree, with a perfect little natural bench at the base, and I wanted to meditate. It's been about two weeks since I have...maybe more. And I finally am craving to do it again. Yay! This is definitely on the menu for tomorrow.

Tonight, I'll be sleeping on my towel, in my bathing suit, while the raccoons in the river go through my trash bag they just stole. They are currently fighting each other, and I am currently fighting the smell in my noise that I began to notice as soon as I pulled my sleeping bag from its stuff sack. Yikes. I'll wake up in the morning, early (per usual), and take a dip in the natural spring pool before packing up camp and heading to the next spot. Hopefully some hiking will be done.

"I'm just trying to figure out this whole life thing." - Nicki Bluhm